[humanser] need information

[Sandy]

Renee and Serena,

Yes, internships aren't generally paid unless, like part of mine, you can 
fit it in under AmeriCorps service as well as the hours you are doing for 
your coursework.

Serena, I had the same deal whereby the college found internships.  I had 
the same experience where the person doing finding told prospective I was 
blind, had a guide, and Lord knows what else.  The people he spoke with, 
according to him, declined to get involved due to my disability.  On the 
other hand, we could also work to get placed, and I was really criticized 
when I did that, went for an interview.  I was told that, in my case, I 
couldn't do that, and told to apologize to the person I saw at the 
interview.


Sandy

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From: "Serena Cucco" <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 4:55 PM
To: "Sandy" <sandraburgess at msn.com>; "Human Services Division Mailing List" 
<humanser at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [humanser] need information

> Renee,
>
> Usually, being paid isn't required for an internship.  Also, I'm a bit
> surprised the university isn't being more helpful about finding you an
> internship.  At the university where I went for my MSW, the school
> found internships for all students, regardless of disability.  They
> told the perspective internship placements that I'm blind.  In
> hinesight, this might've been the reason why the school was told no by
> various agencies.  The first year, I ended up finding my own
> internship, simply to help the school and make sure I got an
> internship!  The second year, the school was able to find one for me.
>
> Serena
>
> On 7/19/14, Sandy via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Renee,
>>
>> It seems that a number of agencies are happy to hire people who have been
>> interns with them.  If you want to be paid for doing the needed hours,
>> maybe
>> your school has an AmeriCorps program that you can hook in to, so you
>> fulfill AmeriCorps hours plus are paid something.  I was able to do this
>> part of an internship, as well as doing work at a different location and
>> able to be paid under Cooperative Education work-study.
>>
>> I am not sure if what Marion described regarding tax incentives is also
>> Ticket To Work, but I found Ticket to Work only assists with work for pay
>> if
>> the necessary training is not very long.  For example, you take a few
>> months
>> to become a CAN and then you work for around $10.00 an hour.
>>
>> Just my thoughts,
>>
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>>
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