[Vabs] Please circulate: Deadline Approaching for PAID INTERNSHIPS for people with disabilities!

[Corbb O'Connor]

Last Chance:
AAPD Summer Internship Application Deadline is Approaching

Applications must be received by5:00 PM (EST) on or  before January 8,  
2010.

Each summer, AAPD recruits the best and brightest college students  
with all types
of disabilities for our summer internships in Washington, DC.

We place 8 interns in the offices of members of Congress, and 10  
interns in the IT divisions of federal agencies.

Get the Word Out:
Pass this information along to bright, capable young leaders with  
disabilities who
you think would be a good fit for this program.

>>> For More go to
http://jfactivist.typepad.com/jfactivist/2009/12/aapd-summer-internship-application-deadline-is-approaching.html

>>> To Apply go to
http://www.aapd.com/AAPDInternship/

Begin forwarded message:

From: Corbb O'Connor <coconnor at gwmail.gwu.edu>
Date: November 15, 2009 5:13:15 PM EST
Subject: Fwd: AAPD Seeking 2010 Summer Interns!

Please share with your networks)



The American Association of People with Disabilities is searching for  
college students with disabilities to apply for the:
  2010 AAPD Summer Internships in Washington, D.C.!
To apply, please visit http://www.aapd.com/AAPDInternship
(Application instructions also attached in Microsoft Word format.)

Each year, AAPD coordinates two summer internship programs for college  
students with disabilities wanting to spend a summer working in  
Washington, DC.  AAPD summer interns receive a living stipend,  
accessible housing, and travel to and from Washington, DC.  Currently- 
enrolled undergraduate college students with any type of disability  
pursuing any type of undergraduate degree are encouraged to apply.

Hosted by AAPD and sponsored by the Mitsubishi Electric America  
Foundation, the AAPD-MEAF Congressional Internship Program provides  
students interested in government, politics, law, or leadership the  
unique opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill for members of Congress.   
Previous AAPD-MEAF Congressional intern placements have included:
Senator Barak Obama (D-IL)
Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton (D-NY)
Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)

Hosted by AAPD and sponsored by Microsoft, the AAPD-Microsoft Federal  
IT Internship Program provides students pursuing careers in  
Information Technologythe unique opportunity to intern in the IT  
divisions of federal agencies.  Previous IT placements have included:
US Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security
US Patent and Trade Office
National Science Foundation
US Department of Transportation
Transportation Security Administration
Federal Aviation Administration

To apply for the AAPD Summer Internship programs, please visit http://www.aapd.com/AAPDInternship 
.  For additional information or for questions, please contact the  
AAPD program staff at internship at aapd.com.  (Application instructions  
attached in Microsoft Word format.)