[Ohio-talk] Fwd: Internship Scholarship

Sun May 18 06:48:52 UTC 2014

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: dcm.aware at gmail.com
> Date: May 18, 2014 at 2:47:03 AM EDT
> To: SMTurner.234 at gmail.com
> Subject: Fwd: Internship Scholarship
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Lydia Brown <lydia at autistichoya.com>
>> Date: May 16, 2014 at 5:42:50 PM EDT
>> To: "DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring)" <DREAM at listserv.syr.edu>, Disability Studies in the Humanities <DS-HUM at listserv.umd.edu>, Disability Studies UW <disability_studies_uw at u.washington.edu>, Peer Undergrads <peer-undergrads at googlegroups.com>, ASAN New England <asan-ne-discussion at googlegroups.com>, "Disability Research List (CDS Leeds)" <DISABILITY-RESEARCH at jiscmail.ac.uk>, National Disability Leadership Alliance <ndla-general-list- at googlegroups.com>, CLRD <clrd at masslawlists.org>, cara liebowitz <caraliebowitz at gmail.com>, GU Disability Cultural Center Planning Committee <gu-disability-cultural-center-planning-committee at googlegroups.com>, Abuse and Disability Outreach Forum <cando at disability-abuse.com>
>> Subject: Fwd: Internship Scholarship
>> Reply-To: ndla-general-list- at googlegroups.com
>> 
>> This scholarship is for a student with a disability interested in interning for a nonprofit. The deadline to apply is May 31st, 2014. 
>> 
>> Please forward to any students who might be interested -- see below for details:
>> 
>> Alexis Bird Schey 2014 Summer Internship Fund
>> Please circulate to all possibly interested disabled students, groups, schools.
>> 
>> This packet is an invitation to high school and university students with disabilities to apply for funding for a 8-week Summer 2014 internship at a non-profit organization selected by the student. The Alexis Bird Schey Summer Internship Fund will select a student to receive $3,000 towards the student’s internship salary. Application form is at the end of this document.
>> 
>> Alexis is one of hopefully thousands of examples of people who face unimaginable challenges in their lives and yet, through some unfathomable mysterious gift, see life through a lens of courage and creativity, mixed with a good dose of whimsical wit and humor. She graduated from Windward High School in Los Angeles, and Scripps College in Claremont, California, majoring in psychology. Alexis ambulated in a wheelchair. She had a congenital neuromuscular weakness and passed away November 2013 at the age of 28. She was a fire-ball, lived as independently as possible, was kind, constantly was learning and broadening her mind, was a good friend to many people, held no prejudices against anyone, loved music, film and theatre, and travel, learned how to cook gourmet meals, and had a great sense of humor – she’s an inspiration to those dealt a difficult hand to play in life, and showed how to live to the fullest regardless of the obstacles and challenges.  
>> 
>> Here are a couple of examples of the strength of her spirit. When she was about six we were on one of the many camping trips we took with about ten of Alexis's best friends in a campground surrounded by beautiful sycamore trees. Her friends were scrambling up those  trees and would get about half way up when they could go no higher as the branches thinned out. I (dad) saw Alexis sitting on the ground watching her friends yelling encouragement that they should climb higher. Walked up to her and said "honey, you OK, do you want me to lift you to the lower branches?" She looked up with shining eyes. "They're only getting half way up with their hands and legs, I'm already at the very top using my imagination."
>> 
>> One more experience, though there are thousands we could share. Alexis was about seven years old. On a trip to San Diego and stopped in Del Mar State Park to look at the ocean from the top of the cliffs. There were people jumping off the top of the cliff strapped to hang-gliders, soaring around and landing on the beach far below. "Dad," she said almost immediately, "I've got to do that." A few minutes later a hippie looking guy was running towards the edge of the cliff with Alexis hanging under him and they soared off the edge of the cliff into the thin air. She looked back and waived. Ten minutes later she landed on the  beach. "That," she said, flushed with excitement, "is how I want to live my life. Unafraid." Like a zen master, looked up and said  “wherever I leap, a net will appear." She must have read that somewhere.
>> 
>> Alexis was dealt an extraordinary difficult hand to play in life, but she played it like she had a handful of aces. Her inner beauty overwhelmed her family and friends, she taught us to overcome fear with the power of courage. This internship fund is in her honor.
>> 
>> Application Instructions
>> Please use this form to insert your responses below digitally. You may copy and paste the application form into a new document or simply use this one. If you’re unable to use a computer, please print and complete the form and fax it to Peter Schey (310) 526-6537. Internships must be at least 8 weeks long.
>> 
>> When you save your application digitally, use following protocol for re-naming the document: Your last name, your first name, date you send the application and Alexis Schey Internship Application (e.g. Diaz, Michael 5-15-14 Alexis Schey Internship Application). Please forward your application (best in MSWord) by May 31, 2014 to: 
>>  Peter Schey pschey at centerforhumanrights.org  Melinda Bird kim.melinda at sbcglobal.net  Roxanne Rose roxannehrose at gmail.com
>> Sjuli Senn Van Basel Wagemans sjuli.senn at gmail.com, Marissa Butler mjeanbutler at gmail.com, Karly Anderson-Pryor karly.chalone at gmail.com; Julianne Bretan ‪<juliannekt at gmail.com>‬ Joy Haynes joy at joyhaynes.com‬‬
>> 
>> Feel free to attach other material to your application (anything of interest)
>> 
>> Please submit applications by May 31, 2014 
>> 
>> 
>> Alexis Bird Schey Summer Internship Fund
>> Application
>> 
>> Please do not complete and send this application until you have identified a non-profit organization where you can do an internship in the summer of 2014 and have discussed with that program the specific project you will be doing. Please see questions below about the nature of your proposed project that should be discussed with the non-profit before you complete this form. 
>> 
>> The funding is for an 8-week internship. 
>> 
>> Please forward a completed application (best in MSWord) by May 31, 2014 to: 
>> Peter Schey pschey at centerforhumanrights.org
>> Melinda Bird kim.melinda at sbcglobal.net
>> Roxanne Rose roxannehrose at gmail.com
>> Sjuli Senn Van Basel Wagemans sjuli.senn at gmail.com
>> Marissa Butler mjeanbutler at gmail.com, and 
>> Karly Anderson-Pryor  karly.chalone at gmail.com
>> Julianne Bretan ‪<juliannekt at gmail.com>‬ ‬‬
>> Joy Haynes joy at joyhaynes.com
>> 
>> We’ll try to select a student on or before June 10, 2014.
>> 
>> PART I. 
>> 
>> Name:
>> 
>> Address:
>> 
>> City:
>> 
>> State:	
>> 
>> Zip:
>> 
>> Phone:
>> 
>> Email:
>> 
>> Address and phone are good through what date?
>> 
>> Permanent Address (if different from above):
>> 
>> Address:
>> 
>> City:
>> 
>> State:	
>> 
>> Zip:
>> 
>> School attended in Spring of 2014:
>> 
>> Year completed in School as of June 2014:
>> 
>> School you plan to attend in the Fall of 2014:
>> 
>> Major (if in college):
>> 
>> Do you ambulate in a manual wheelchair or electric wheelchair:    
>> Yes manual /__/       Yes electric /__/
>> 
>> Age:
>> 
>> Gender:
>> 
>> Optional Information (may be used for purposes of affirmative action):
>> 
>> Underrepresented Community:
>> 
>> Disability:
>> 
>> Do you live with your parents or in a group home:
>> 
>> Provide any information you wish about your financial situation including your parent’s or others’ ability to provide financial support:
>> 
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> Name of proposed host non-profit organization:
>> 
>> Name of contact person for host organization:
>> 
>> Telephone number of host organization contact:
>> 
>> Email address of host organization contact:
>> 
>> Website of proposed host organization:
>> 
>> Dates available to work:  
>> From:	
>> To:
>> 
>> How did you hear about the Alexis Bird Schey Memorial Summer Internship Fund:
>> 
>> Please list the name, organization, position, how you know the person, email and phone number of two references:
>> 
>> 1. 
>> 
>> 2. 
>> 
>> 
>> PART II. Short Essay
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> 
>> 1. Please briefly describe the non-profit organization for which you seek funding and include links so further information may be reviewed on the internet. (This can be limited to a few sentences assuming more information is available at the organization’s web site)
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>> 2.  What kind of work or volunteer experiences have you had which may be relevant to this project?
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>> 3. Describe with as much particularity and as best you can:
>> 
>> (a) The goals of your proposed internship (about ½ to 1 page)
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>> (b) How and why you decided on your goals (about ½ page)
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>> (c) Most importantly, what you propose doing to achieve those goals (1-2 pages)
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>>  (d) How you will measure what was actually achieved (1/2 to 1 page)
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>> 4. Briefly explain how this type of work may relate to your long-term career goals? (About ½ to 1 page)
>> 
>> Response:
>> 
>> 5. Add any further information you think may be useful to help us select a disabled student for the summer 2014 internship funding.
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> / / /
>> 
>> 
>> Lydia
>> ______________
>> Lydia Brown
>> lydia at autistichoya.com
>> +1 202-618-0187 (US)
>> +962 79-704-9763 (Jordan)
>> 
>> Disability Justice for Georgetown Now! 
>> 
>> Featured in New Publications: Torture in Healthcare Settings | Criptiques
>> Join Our Coalition: Washington Metro Disabled Students Collective
>> Connect: LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jan Serrantino <jserrant at uci.edu>
>> Date: Sat, May 17, 2014 at 12:33 AM
>> Subject: Internship Scholarship
>> To: DSSHE-L at listserv.buffalo.edu
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Listserve Members,
>> 
>>  I¹m offering to fund ($3,000)to a disabled student to work at a non-profit
>> of his or her choice for 8 weeks this summer. This internship is in honor of
>> my  daughter, Alexis Schey, who attended UC Davis, then graduated from
>> Scripps College magna cum laude. She planned to attend grad school but
>> passed away Nov. 2013. She was a truly amazing human being who never let her
>> disability slow her down or stop her from achieving her goals.
>> 
>> Aplications can also be downloaded here
>> <http://www.scribd.com/doc/222406376/5-3-14-Fin-Alexis-Bird-Schey-Summer-Int
>> ernship-Application> .
>> 
>> I plan to offer this internship every summer going forward.
>> 
>> Thank you for your consideration.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> Peter Schey 323-251-3223
>> President
>> Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
>> <http://www.centerforhumanrights.org/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This list is intended to serve as a forum for higher education professionals involved in the delivery of services to students with disabilities in higher education. Any commercial posts or posts that are deemed by the listowner to be inappropriate for the list will result in the poster being removed from the list.
>> 
>> To sign off the list, send a message to
>> * listserv at listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
>> * with the message
>> * Unsubscribe dsshe-L
>> To search the archives, go to
>> http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/dsshe-l.html
>> Questions? Contact Listowner Dan Ryan at dryan at buffalo.edu
>> 
>> -- 
>> The National Disability Leadership Alliance(NDLA) is a national cross-disability coalition that represents the authentic voice of people with disabilities. To subscribe to the list, send a request to gary8970 at gmail.com
>> --- 
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NDLA General List" group.
>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ndla-general-list-+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com.
>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.