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In the United States, you have a choice of the "Big Three" which WILL offer you good and consistent accommodations:Gallaudet University (Gallaudet University) -- This is the best option, in my opinion, as you will (if you know or learn ASL) get direct instruction unmediated by a third party (i.e., interpreter), and you will have the best opportunities for a social life with your peers (and they will be your true peers, being all Deaf (or hopefully, Hearing signers) themselves. Many international students attend Gallaudet.Your second option is National Technical Institute for the Deaf (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) - the drawbacks is that your education here is mostly limited to technical trades, although, there are some art-related programs here.Third is California State University at Northridge (California State University, Northridge) -- this is not truly a Deaf program, but they have a longstanding good track record of providing interpreters, and they do have many Deaf students attending, often from other countries.Many other universities in the U.S. are open to Deaf students, but the quality of their services (interpreters, captioning, etc.) can be iffy, depending on where you go, so caveat emptor!

Canada has actually been pretty sensible about spending, and has much lower corporate tax rates than the US.A few decades ago, some of the Nordic nations and to some degree Canada were regarded as liberal models of heavy social spending, compared to the US. The Nordic nations have backed away from some of the social spending, having found it to be wasteful and even counter productive.The US has moved to more spending, often in response to macro economic problems, and without much feed back or evaluation of programs. (almost as a knee-jerk reponse)So now the positions are swapped to some degree, with the US being spending more, and getting less.The US has fifty states, which do have their own programs.North Dakota is having an enormous oil boom, they are putting some of the tax surpluses into a long term trust fund.Contrast with California, which had tax revenue windfall from the DotCom boom, and managed to piss it all away and then some.There is a stark lesson here.The United States is very diverse, unlike nations like Finland, so that what might work in Finland would not work in the United States.However, it is possible to copy some specific programs.Germany, for example, has very good industrial apprenticeship programsfor kids who are not going to university. Taiwan has even emulated this.The US track record for non-university training is very weak, with only the US military doing a consistent job.****One of the reasons that many nations can do better than the US is that we are doing the heavy lifting on military spending,and only the UK and a few other nations are spending comparable amounts . This is unlikely to go away.

A2A (though not certain why):Unfortunately, like most things in the tax world, it's not a simple answer. However, I can give you the tools to figure it out based on your own situation.Please note that I am not an expert in this area.1. Don't rely on Glacier. Apparently it has made errors, and universities are removing themselves from liability.2. Make sure you also pay attention to your Federal (US) taxes. You have to file the form for this EVEN IF YOU DON'T EARN ANY INCOME.For your Federal taxes, assuming you are a nonresident, you must file a Form 8843. If you earned income, you also file Form 1040 or 1040EZ (the amount you earn and your holdings determine which - the Intuit product TurboTax or other free online products can assist in determining this, or you can just contact the IRS and ask. I'll put all contact information at the end of this.) If you do NOT earn any income, you still need to file a Form 8843, but do not need to file a Form 1040 or 1040EZ (though many preparers still recommend filing one). If you earned income, as a nonresident, your tax rate will be 30% UNLESS...3. Your home country has a special treaty with the US. You need to check this to see if there is a particular tax rate that overrides the Federal tax level. In this case, your tax level may be reduced or eliminated based on the treaty provisions. The list of treaties and provision summaries is here:Page on irs.gov4. For California, you'll need to file Form 540NR. To see if you need to file and what income/ assets you file on, look at this chart:Do I need to file?Here is all of California's information for nonresidents and part-time residents, answering questions such as what is a non-resident, what is a part-time resident, what income is exempt, etc - and in very plain, clear language:Nonresidents and Part-Year Residents5. It may not be accurate because it's 2013, and you need to fully identify all of your taxable income (and only your taxable income) according to the state of California, but here is the tax table by income for California (most recent):Page on ca.gov6. Remember you can always call the State and Federal agencies with any questions or concerns you have. They're actually much more helpful than you'd think, and questions won't impact your tax liability. Here is the contact information. Take the name of anyone you speak with so that you can track the advice you get along the way if anyone has questions later.California State Franchise Board:General800.852.571124/7 Automated Support800.338.0505Outside the U.S.916.845.6500You can contact your local IRS office by putting in your address ZIP code:IRS Local Office Locatoror visithttp://www.Internal Revenue Service/uac/How-to-Contact-the-IRS-1If you have additional questions that this information, your employer, and your tax preparer can't assist with, I'd also consider contacting a university with a strong foreign student presence, as their staff may be well versed in these issues.7. You need to keep your tax records for 7 years. This includes all underlying and supporting documents, including income tax statements, bank statements, etc.I hope this was helpful!Kind regards,Alexandra