[blindkid] January 29 Deadline! YIDA Internship for rising college juniors, seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students

Carlton Anne Cook Walker attorneywalker at gmail.com
Wed Jan 22 12:48:42 UTC 2014


At the risk of overload, I still make this announcement in case an
interested individuals have missed it.


Youth in International Development & Affairs (YIDA) Internship Program



The summer 2014 Youth in International Development and Affairs (YIDA)
internship program is aimed at students and recent graduates with
disabilities who aspire to careers in international development or
international affairs.  We are open for applications until January 29, 2014.



The YIDA program will bring a group of talented graduate students, recent
graduates, and rising college juniors and seniors with disabilities to
Washington, DC, for nine weeks. This will include a one-week training and
orientation program followed by an eight-week internship at an
international organization in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. USICD
will cover the cost of fully-accessible housing during the YIDA program,
reimburse travel expenses to and from DC, and provide a limited stipend. It
is anticipated that the program will run from May 25 to July 25, 2014.
These dates may be subject to change.



The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) launched
the YIDA internship program in 2013 with funding support from the
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation.  The project follows from a vision,
core to USICD's mission, to increase disability inclusion in U.S. foreign
affairs by supporting future generations of Americans with disabilities to
invest their skills and talents in this field.



To  learn more about the YIDA program, eligibility criteria, and the
application process, please visithttp://usicd.org/template/page.cfm?id=257.
This website answers Frequently Asked Questions for applicants.



Please disseminate this email among students and recent graduates who may
be interested.  If you are an international organization in the Washington,
DC, metropolitan area interested in hosting a YIDA intern, please
communicate with yid at usicd.org.



Application deadline for the summer 2014 YIDA program is January 29, 2014.



P.S. In addition to coordinating the YIDA program, USICD also leads the
campaign for U.S. ratification of the "Disability Treaty" (Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD).  This is the first
international treaty to protect the human rights of people with
disabilities: 140 other countries have ratified it, but the U.S. is
behind.  The next national teleconference call on CRPD action for student
and campus leaders will be on January 28 at 4 pm EST (3 pm Central Time, 1
pm Pacific Time).



We are interested in hearing from campus and student leaders who want to
help mobilize others to take action in support of the Disability Treaty.
Please communicate with Andrea Shettle at ashettle at usicd.orgfor details on
future national teleconference calls for student/campus leaders on the
CRPD.   No time to be involved?  Then you may want to simply sign and
disseminate a petition at http://bit.ly/Youth4CRPD.


-- 
Carlton Anne Cook Walker
Attorney at Law
President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Teacher of Students with Blindness/Visual Impairment
105 Creamery Road
Boiling Springs, PA   17007
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