578 Copyright © 2016, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 23 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0169-5.ch023 ABSTRACT Colleges and universities have increasingly worked to provide an international curriculum acknowledg- ing that students must be prepared to deal with international issues in a globalized world. Study abroad programs provide students with opportunities to learn about cultural and linguistic systems outside the United States (US). While scholarship on learning outcomes associated with study abroad programs is emerging, inquiry into oferings that employ critical disability studies perspectives acknowledge power and intersectionality is absent. The inclusion of these frameworks provide opportunities to disrupt tra- ditional, hegemonic, and ethnocentric understandings of knowledge and work to refect the increasingly diverse demographics of college students. By examining the experiences of students on a short-term program to Brazil, the authors illustrate how disability studies, inclusive education, culturally relevant pedagogy and intersectionality address access, participation and learning outcomes to and about his- torically underrepresented groups. INTRODUCTION This chapter promotes intersectional teaching and learning strategies in the creation of postsecondary short-term study abroad programs for preservice teachers. Drawing from examples of a program visit to Brazil, the instructors disrupted hegemonic claims of knowledge and fostered cross-cultural ways of teaching and learning. Employing the principles of critical disability studies, ‘Universal Design for Learning’ (UDL) and democratic education, three main themes guided the program structure: (1) culturally relevant visits; (2) inclusive education; and (3) intersectionality. This work attempted to dis- Beyond Accommodations: Study Abroad in Brazil, Teacher Preparation, and Global Consciousness Fernanda Orsati Husman Institute for Autism, USA Lauren Shallish The College of New Jersey, USA