# A year abroad should not depend on whether the building has a ramp.

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Accessible study and work

# A year abroad should not depend on whether the building has a ramp.

We have been placing international students since 2004, and we work with the language schools, host families and residences that are genuinely set up to welcome students with disabilities. Not the ones that say yes and hope for the best.

Tell us what you need and we will find out, in writing, whether a school, a room or a placement can provide it before you commit to anything.

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What we arrange

## Everything you would book anyway, checked properly first.

- ### Language courses and exam prep
  Partner schools with accessible classrooms, lift access, hearing loop or note-taking support where it is available. We confirm each item with the school by email.
- ### Internship placements
  Host companies briefed in advance on access needs and working arrangements, so day one is not a negotiation.
- ### Host family accommodation
  Families who have hosted before, in houses we have measured. Ground floor rooms, step free entrances and accessible bathrooms where required.
- ### Residence accommodation
  Student residences with adapted rooms, lift access and staff on site around the clock.
- ### Pre-departure planning
  A call before you fly to walk through the route from the airport, the building layout and who meets you.
- ### On-site support
  A named contact in your city for the whole stay, plus the out of hours line if something changes.

How we plan it

## Four conversations before anything is booked.

1. 01
  ### You tell us what you need
  Mobility, sensory, medical, dietary, learning support, or anything else that would make the difference between a good stay and a hard one. In as much detail as you want to give.
2. 02
  ### We ask the school and the host
  We put your requirements to the school, the family or the residence in writing and we get the answer in writing. If they cannot meet them, we say so rather than dressing it up.
3. 03
  ### We check the route, not just the room
  Distance from the front door to the classroom, the bus you would actually take, the step at the entrance nobody mentions in the listing.
4. 04
  ### We stay involved after arrival
  Your city contact knows the plan and checks in during the first week. If something is not working, we move you.

Beyond the classroom

## Sport, culture and the parts of a city that make you want to stay.

A study period abroad is not only the timetable. We work with local associations and adapted sports clubs across Ireland, the UK and Spain so there is something to do on a Saturday that is built for you rather than adapted at the last minute.

Wheelchair basketball in Cork, adapted sailing in Galway, accessible city tours in Valencia. Ask us what is running in your city and your dates and we will introduce you before you land.

- ### Every property visited in person
  No listing goes out on trust. Someone from our team has stood in the room and measured the door.
- ### Written confirmation, not assurances
  What the school or host commits to is put in your booking file so there is no argument later.
- ### No premium for access needs
  Adapted rooms and extra coordination are part of the service. You pay the same rate as anyone else.