[il-talk] AAPD Internships

[Patti Gregory-Chang]

Subject: AAPD Internships


FYI -  Attached and added below is information about AAPD's summer 
internships for college students with disabilities in Washington, DC.  Two 
programs run side-by-side, a Congressional Internship and a Federal 
Information Technology Internship.

In addition, AAPD coordinates a coalition of internship programs in the 
Washington, DC area for interns with disabilities.

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The American Association of People with Disabilities is searching for 
college students with disabilities to apply for the:
 2010 AAPD Summer Internships in Washington, D.C.!
To apply, please visit http://www.aapd.com/AAPDInternship
(Application instructions also attached in Microsoft Word format.)

Each year, AAPD coordinates two summer internship programs for college 
students with disabilities wanting to spend a summer working in Washington, 
DC.  AAPD summer interns receive a living stipend, accessible housing, and 
travel to and from Washington, DC.  Currently-enrolled undergraduate college 
students with any type of disability pursuing any type of undergraduate 
degree are encouraged to apply.

Hosted by AAPD and sponsored by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, 
the AAPD-MEAF Congressional Internship Program provides students interested 
in government, politics, law, or leadership the unique opportunity to intern 
on Capital Hill for members of Congress.  Previous AAPD-MEAF Congressional 
intern placements have included:

 *   Senator Barak Obama (D-IL)
 *   Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton (D-NY)
 *   Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
 *   Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
 *   House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
 *   Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)

Hosted by AAPD and sponsored by Microsoft, the AAPD-Microsoft Federal IT 
Internship Program provides students pursuing careers in Information 
Technology the unique opportunity to intern in the IT divisions of federal 
agencies.  Previous IT placements have included:

 *   US Coast Guard
 *   Department of Homeland Security
 *   US Patent and Trade Office
 *   National Science Foundation
 *   US Department of Transportation
 *   Transportation Security Administration
 *   Federal Aviation Administration

To apply for the AAPD Summer Internship programs, please visit 
http://www.aapd.com/AAPDInternship.  For additional information or for 
questions, please contact the AAPD program staff at 
internship at aapd.com<mailto:internship at aapd.com>.  (Application instructions 
attached in Microsoft Word format.)















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