[Tn-talk] Fwd: AccessComputing mentoring and career development for students with disabilities

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> From: Middle TN <nashville at nfb-tn.org>
> Subject: Fwd: AccessComputing mentoring and career development for students with disabilities
> Date: November 18, 2016 at 8:06:17 PM CST
> To: Sarah Patnaude via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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>> From: "Gilliam, Corinne" <corinne.gilliam at vanderbilt.edu <mailto:corinne.gilliam at vanderbilt.edu>>
>> Subject: FW: AccessComputing mentoring and career development for students with disabilities
>> Date: November 18, 2016 at 3:40:22 PM CST
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>> From: Brianna Blaser [mailto:blaser at uw.edu <mailto:blaser at uw.edu>] 
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>> Are you a computing student with a disability?  Looking for an internship?  Want to connect with peers and mentors with disabilities?  AccessComputing can help you do that.
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>> AccessComputing, a National Science Foundation funded project, provides mentoring and funding for career development activities for students with disabilities computing-related fields. This includes:
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>> MENTORING: Through our online community, students and mentors discuss a variety of topics. It is a place to connect with others to share your successes, ask for suggestions regarding any issues that may arise for you related to your disability, education or employment, and to support other team members when they need help brainstorming solutions.
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>> TUTORS: Struggling with a computing course? Please contact me about tutor support. Each term, AccessComputing can fund a limited number of tutors for project participants.
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>> CONFERENCES: Interested in attending a conference related to computing, diversity, or professional development?  AccessComputing may be able to provide funding for travel, registration, or accessibility-related costs.  
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>> INTERNSHIPS: The AccessComputing project helps students find internships that relate to computing. Together with AccessComputing staff, students make contacts with faculty members and companies in their area to inquire about internship opportunities. If opportunities are unpaid the student can request wages from the AccessComputing project. 
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>> Find an application and more information online at: uw.edu/accessCcomputing/get-involved/students/join-accesscomputing-team <http://uw.edu/accesscomputing/get-involved/students/join-accesscomputing-team>
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>> Best,
>> Brianna
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>> Brianna Blaser, Ph.D.
>> Counselor/Coordinator, DO-IT
>> washington.edu/doit <http://washington.edu/doit>
>> University of Washington
>> 4545 15th Ave NE, Suite 100 | Seattle, WA 98105
>> 206-221-4163 <tel:206-221-4163> | fax: 206-221-4171 <tel:206-221-4171> | blaser at uw.edu <mailto:blaser at uw.edu>