[nabs-l] Is any one on the list trying the American Association People with disabilities internship for the summer?
Corbb O'Connor
corbbo at gmail.com
Thu Jan 8 01:38:47 UTC 2009
Just want to clarify that there are TWO distinct programs operated by
the American Association of People with Disabilities. One is for
Congressional interns; the other is for Information Technology minded
folk who will work within the Executive Branch agencies. The IT
program takes 10 students; the Congressional program takes eight. Yes,
it's competitive, but you'll all do well, I'm sure!
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Corbb O'Connor
The George Washington University '10
B.A. Political Communication & Economics
On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:55 PM, Albert Yoo wrote:
Corb, and other students the meaf program takes 10 students the aapd
internships take 8 people. Wow! very competitive Corb, how did you
Hilary Clinton's office to work at? Thank you for sharing your
experience. This is good information for any student to know when they
fill out the application. The process is quick. You find out in
February. > From: corbbo at gmail.com> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Date: Wed,
7 Jan 2009 11:42:32 -0500> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Is any one on the
list trying the American Association People with disabilities
internship for the summer?> > I am not aware of a GPA requirement for
the MEAF/AAPD Congressional or > Microsoft/AAPD Information Technology
Internships. You apply to be a > part of this program, and then apply
separately to Congressional > offices, just as a person without a
disability would apply. The > program tries to help you get a
placement by meeting with coordinators > on your behalf, but don't
rely on that! See what you can do on your > own, too -- it makes
getting a placement an even greater > accomplishment, as competition
on The Hill is tough for internships. > You have an advantage with the
MEAF program, though, as they provide a > stipend, housing, and
transportation subsidies -- most other interns > pay for all of that
themselves.> > Best of luck -- and apply soon!> Corbb> > -----> Corbb
O'Connor> The George Washington University '10> B.A. Political
Communication & Economics> > On Jan 7, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Albert Yoo
wrote:> > > Corb, and for all students, is there a certain gpa
requirement when > applying for the internship? That is what worries
me about applying > for one of these internships Does your name get
put in to a database > for senators to choose a certain person to
intern in their office? i > have all ready looked at the application
for the internship. dDr. Kang > a korean blind PHD told me about these
internships. Dr. Kang was in > President bBush's administration as the
disability advisor. If any > students wants to read his book it is
called My Disability god's > Ability seven triumphs> > By Young Woo
Kang. Albert> From: corbbo at gmail.com> To: nabs- > l at nfbnet.org> Date:
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:21:27 -0500> Subject: Re: [nabs- > l] Is any one on
the list trying the American Association People with > disabilities
internship for the summer?> > Happy to -- Before I do, > though, I
should point out that the > internship is not just the > product of
the American Association of > People with Disabilities. > It's funded
by the Mitsubishi Electric > America Foundation, who > sponsors lots
of programs for inclusion of > youth with disabilities. > It's because
of their support that you > receive a $1,500 stipend plus > housing
plus airfare for the > summer...not a bad gig at all!> > I > worked
for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton...the powerful, friendly, > > and
eloquent Senator from New York, at least for a few more days. All > >
Congressional offices are set up differently, but I'll give my > >
account. For the first few days and weeks, Senator Clinton's interns >
> are assigned to different projects rather than focused. This is
used > > by the staff to see where folks best fit. Hint for anyone
applying for > > internships: be ready for this question on your first
day, "Where > do > you want to focus your work and what do you want to
learn from > it?" A > strong yet concise answer tends to get you that
position. I > wanted to > work with her press team, and that's where I
ended up. > Most of our > work was "intern-like," for my team it was
cutting press > clips and > scanning them into an archive system...I
worked in July > and they were > backlogged from March!...but there
were some exciting > times, like > transcribing comments on the floor
of the Senate or in > committees. I > also gave Capitol Tours,
something that my boss said I > didn't have to > do if it was
troublesome, but I did it and was glad > that I did -- > those tours
were some of the best times for I had the > chance to teach >
constituents about the legislative process...even > some from Britain,
> who were impressed that I knew their system well > enough to make >
comparisons! Anyway -- the experiences are what you > make of them; go
> in being dedicated and focused, and you'll take a > lot away. Ask >
questions when you can, and invite staff to lunch or > find random >
staffers in the cafeteria...some of the best > conversations that I
had > with Hill staffers were ones that I > randomly found at
lunchtime. Other > interns, though, didn't have as > great of an
experience because they > waited for the staff to assign > them
projects and didn't seek them out; > folks waited until they were >
"good enough" sorting mail to ask to move > on, yet by then it was too
> late. Sure, do what they ask you to do, but > be ready to jump up
when > somebody needs an intern...maybe it's running > a silly errand--
like > buying stamps--or maybe it's taking a statement > to the floor,
or--as > my co-press intern found one day--it was > escorting the
Senator and > her bags to her office. It's an action- > packed place
on the Capitol, > and with the majority skewed more than in > the
110th Congress, more > is likely to happen...as opposed to last >
year's appropriations bills > that died on the floor.> > If anybody is
applying, please let me know > off list and I'm happy to > be a
resource to you.> Corbb> > -----> > Corbb O'Connor> The George
Washington University '10> B.A. Political > Communication & Economics>
> On Jan 6, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Albert Yoo > wrote:> > > Who was your
congressman woman or senator? Share some of > your > experiences >
From: corbbo at gmail.com> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org> > Date: > Sat, 3 Jan
2009 03:22:59 -0500> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Is any > one on > the list
trying the American Association People with > disabilities >
internship for the summer?> > Hi Albert,> > I > participated last
summer > -- feel free to e-mail me off-list with > > questions.> >
Corbb> > ----- > > Corbb O'Connor> The George Washington > University
'10> B.A. > Political Communication & Economics> > On Jan > 2, 2009,
at 2:41 PM, > Albert Yoo wrote:> > > > > >
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