[blindlaw] FW: The Coelho Center Disability Law Fellowship

Mon May 6 05:47:01 UTC 2019

Hi Denise,
Thanks for posting this. Loyola Law School is the sister campus to my college, Loyola Marymount University. I have a summer internship at the Coelho Center that starts at the end of May. During or after my internship, I will be happy to answer anyone's questions about the structure of the center.
Vejas

> On 4 May 2019, at 12:40, Denise Avant via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> Some college or law student might be interested in the below.
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> Denise R. Avant, Esq.
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> From: Ruthe Ashley <ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 10:38 AM
> To: davant1958 at gmail.com
> Subject: Fwd: The Coelho Center Disability Law Fellowship
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> Denise...can you send this to your list serves.  We sent to our Law Pathway community colleges, but thought you may have others.  Although the program is focused on college students to introduce them to law, it also needs practicing attorneys as mentors.
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> Thanks so much.
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> Warmly,
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> Ruthe
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> From: "Perez, Katherine" <katherine.perez at lls.edu <mailto:katherine.perez at lls.edu> >
> Date: May 3, 2019 at 4:02:57 PM PDT
> To: Leslie Cunningham <lcunningham at CALIFORNIALAWINC.COM <mailto:lcunningham at CALIFORNIALAWINC.COM> >
> Cc: "ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com <mailto:ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com> " <ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com <mailto:ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com> >
> Subject: RE: The Coelho Center Disability Law Fellowship
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> The Coelho Center Law Fellowship Program is launching this Summer 2019. Central to the mission of The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation is bringing together and fostering the development of leaders from our disability community. In particular, we believe in creating a strong pipeline of law students with disabilities who will go on to serve as attorneys, judges, public policy professionals, and politicians. Our ultimate goal is to increase representation in policy spaces where decisions are being made. 
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> As the disability rights slogan goes, "Nothing About Us Without Us!" or more aptly "Nothing Without Us!" because people with disabilities belong in every sector of society, including the legal profession. We need disabled voices in law schools, in law firms, in the courts, on the bench, in the Congress, in legal academia and beyond! 
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> In order to do so, we need to strengthen the pathway into law school for students with disabilities. Too often, students with disabilities are discouraged from attaining higher education. Educational barriers, along with negative assumptions and attitudes, dissuade our community from reaching careers in law and policy.
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> This has to change. Our program targets early-year college students with disabilities to intervene and provide encouragement, support and mentorship that is crucial to success.   
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> Currently, there is no program like The Coelho Center Law Fellowship Program whose specific mission is to train and mentor college students with disabilities to think about a path toward law school.
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> Our program offers:
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> *    a one-week summer intensive course at Loyola Law School;
> *    an academic-year-long virtual course; 
> *    a mentoring program between the fellows and law students and attorneys with disabilities;
> *    academic planning and support through the law school application process; and,
> *    a $1,000 stipend to be used for school supplies. 
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> Deadline to apply: Monday, May 27, 2019 at 11:59 pm PST
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> Download your application here to apply: https://www.lls.edu/coelhocenter/lawfellowsprogram/
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> From: Leslie Cunningham <lcunningham at CALIFORNIALAWINC.COM <mailto:lcunningham at CALIFORNIALAWINC.COM> > 
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2019 3:58 PM
> To: Perez, Katherine <katherine.perez at lls.edu <mailto:katherine.perez at lls.edu> >
> Cc: ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com <mailto:ruthe.ashleyesq at gmail.com> 
> Subject: Re: The Coelho Center Disability Law Fellowship 
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> Hello Katherine: 
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> It’s great to hear from you.  I’m so proud of you and the work you’re doing with the disability demographic in the legal profession.  Why don’t you give me a link or flyer I can forward to the LA-area Community Colleges?  We can get the word out to the Pathway Network.
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> Thanks Katherine!
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> Leslie 
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> On May 3, 2019, at 3:19 PM, Perez, Katherine <katherine.perez at lls.edu <mailto:katherine.perez at lls.edu> > wrote:
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> Dear Ruthe and Leslie, 
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> I’m kicking myself for not reaching out sooner.  Our application for the Disability Law Fellowship has gone live as of last month, and our deadline is quickly approaching on Monday, May 27th.  
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> We haven’t gotten many applications as of now.  I’m hoping that you are able to help us spread the word either by sharing this with your network or sharing some of your contacts with me, so that I may reach out to them.  In particular, we’d like to get this information out to community colleges in the LA area.  Though, all college students with disabilities are eligible to apply.  
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> All the information about the program as well as the application can be found here: https://www.lls.edu/coelhocenter/lawfellowsprogram/
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> It was such a pleasure to meet you earlier this year at the Pathways event at LLS / the reception!  I’m still in awe and filled with so much appreciation for the work you do, and I hope that our program heads for the level of success.  
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> Sincerely,
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> Katherine 
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> Katherine Perez
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> Director, The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation 
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> Visiting Professor of Law, Loyola Law School 
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