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100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'>Apply Now for AAPD\u2019s 2027 Summer Internship Program<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Note from AAPD: Are you not a recent grad who would benefit from this program? Consider forwarding it to someone in your network who would make a great AAPD intern! </span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br><br>The 2027 AAPD Summer Internship Program Application is now open! For nearly 25 years, AAPD\u2019s Internship Program has placed students and recent graduates with disabilities in paid internships. The program advances participants\u2019 career opportunities, deepens their leadership skills, and meaningfully connects them to the broader disability community.<br><br>For Summer 2027, AAPD will offer a hybrid internship program, in which some interns will join remotely from across the country, while others will be based in Washington, DC. All interns will work full-time for 32 hours a week for 10 weeks during the summer and participate in various AAPD programming and activities.<br><br>Interns will:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Participate in a one-week orientation to prepare for their internship, meet with the cohort, and learn about the disability rights movement<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Work at their paid internship program Monday - Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Participate in weekly in-house programming on Fridays<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Attend events and network on Capitol Hill, conferences, community events, briefings, and more<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Connect one-on-one with a mentor who provides career guidance<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020'>AAPD\u2019s internship programs <a href="https://aapd.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08dab5cd58ad9250c3f56519f&id=3e1cf25d80&e=27b846664b"><span style='color:#007C89'>are proven</span></a> to help alumni build economic power and success: <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On average, AAPD intern alumni both earn more and are more likely to be in the workforce and employed full-time than both the general disabled population and people without disabilities</span></strong> (Source: <a href="https://aapd.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08dab5cd58ad9250c3f56519f&id=e621969590&e=27b846664b"><span style='color:#007C89'>AAPD Summer Internship Program 20-Year Program Evaluation</span></a>)<br><br>The summer 2027 internship application is due on October 1 at 5 PM ET.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#060137;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;border-radius: 4px;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><a href="https://aapd.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08dab5cd58ad9250c3f56519f&id=79bbc1c9be&e=27b846664b" target="_blank" title="Learn More and Apply by October 1 at 5 PM ET"><b><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>Learn More and Apply by October 1 at 5 PM ET</span></b></a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>AAPD has excellent resources to make the process easier for applicants. <a href="https://aapd.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08dab5cd58ad9250c3f56519f&id=1e2735825f&e=27b846664b"><span style='color:#007C89'>Be sure to check them out on our website.</span></a> <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Interested potential applicants can join a virtual information session on Thursday, September 10, from 12 - 1 PM ET</span></strong> to learn more about the program and application process, and get their questions answered. CART and ASL will be provided. 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