<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">2025 Maryland Youth Leadership Forum (MDYLF)</font></b></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Applications are now open for the 2025 Maryland Youth Leadership Forum (MDYLF)! This dynamic program empowers high school students with disabilities to develop leadership skills, explore career opportunities, and learn about self-advocacy and independent living.<br>More information about the program can be found here: <a href="https://www.innow.org/mdylf/">Maryland Youth Leadership Forum</a>.<br><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">If you have additional questions about #MDYLF25, please contact Danielle Bustos at <a href="mailto:dbustos@innow.org" target="_blank">dbustos@innow.org</a>.<b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></b></font></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></b></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Long alt-text for attached image: </b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">A promotional graphic for the Maryland Youth Leadership Forum 2025. The background features a cityscape with water reflections. At the center, a circular logo contains a stylized wheelchair user with raised arms and a red capitol dome above them, encircled by the text "Maryland Youth Leadership Forum." The left side of the image has a pink and purple gradient box displaying "JUNE 26 to 28 2025," while the right side has a similar gradient box with "MD-YLF 2025." Below the logo, white text reads, "APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!" followed by a description in tan text: "Maryland Youth Leadership Forum Delegates build leadership skills and prepare for future employment, higher education, and independent living."</span></font></div><div><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Short alt-text for attached image: </b>Green graphic promoting the 2025 Maryland Youth Leadership Forum. Text says, June 26 to 28, 2025. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Maryland Youth Leadership Forum Delegates build leadership skills and prepare for future employment, higher education, and independent living."</font></div></div><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">--</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) 2025 Fall Internship</font></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">If you’re looking for opportunities to connect with the disabled community, build skills, and gain work experience, being an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/aapdintern?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZW6JqWyNF4avCGD_Jqrvx929HETt_NcnnBD9JsYULoWH4E1ecRBWCpnplLSWVjahyrCZ7Vj04aAjAWEIVvgCdJNqPLAsXz38J-GKLUoXjjrzmjXxMG3Yw5wg6pfJCcWlTX-me9LL2RXO9eeBWNNV9VmqjeQBlqt-G8WxF2gFd_8IdO3hhZidKRMuL6-bpjrZudAeWASaoqxZJaj-ZudlpkbRWFX9WLnto5t8w1WD15ME2myagmbyaA4ctmaSU7m55Q&__tn__=*NK-R">#AAPDintern</a> might just be for you. There are just a few days left to apply to AAPD’s 2025 Fall Internship Program!<br><br>This is a paid, part-time, virtual internship opportunity for students and recent graduates with disabilities. Applications are due this <b>Thursday, February 6, 2025, by 5 PM ET</b>. AAPD Interns work remotely at placement sites 15 hours/week, build leadership and advocacy skills, explore career opportunities, and connect with mentors and the disability community. Interns also have the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC for a virtual gathering (with travel paid for by AAPD). <br><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">You can find the application, FAQs, and new resources for applicants, including the recording, transcript, and slides from our recent applicant information session, on our Fall Internship webpage: <a href="https://www.aapd.com/fall-internship-program/">https://www.aapd.com/fall-internship-program/</a>.<b></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Best, </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">LaShawn</font></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border-top:none;bor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