Mobility International USA (MIUSA)

Mobility International USA (MIUSA) was co-founded in 1981 by Susan Sygall and Barbara Williams-Sheng, both graduate students at the University of Oregon. Susan Sygall, a wheelchair rider, had recently finished a year studying abroad as a Rotary Scholar in Australia. The early years of MIUSA were exciting with a small base of a few staff and an active local board of directors. Today, MIUSA is part of a great family of people with disabilities and allies, working together to share our experiences and strategies so that those who follow may have a wider and easier path to achieving their human rights. MIUSA has grown from a tiny grassroots dream to an international voice for the rights of people with disabilities. MIUSA's publications, videos and awards speak passionately of the work completed. MIUSA remains diligent in efforts to lead the United States and move the international community forward in cross-cultural understanding, disability rights, and the development of local leadership capacity by people with disabilities worldwide.