[Nfbf-l] Fw: 2009 Summer Internships for Students with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.!

Tue Dec 9 18:26:18 UTC 2008

Thought this might be of interest.
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From: Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net 
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:29 AM
Subject: FW: 2009 Summer Internships for Students with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.!

See email below providing summer intern opportunities to college students.   Please share with interested college students.

Thanks

Samme Ripley, ADA Program Manager

Office on Disability & ADA Concerns

Health & Family Services Department

407-836-6568

"The world we have created is a product of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking."  Albert Einstein

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From: Disability Relations Group [mailto:drg at drgglobal.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:18 PM
To: Ripley, Samme
Subject: 2009 Summer Internships for Students with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.!

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The American Association of People with Disabilities is looking for college students with disabilities to apply for the:

2009 Summer Internships for Students with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.!

To apply, visit http://www.aapd.com/internships.html 

The MEAF-AAPD Congressional Internship and the Microsoft-AAPD Information Technology (IT) Internship are both for currently-enrolled college students with disabilities.   Accepted candidates will spend the summer in Washington, DC working either in Congressional offices or the IT Divisions of Federal Government Agencies.  Roundtrip airfare, accessible housing, and a living stipend will be provided to each intern.

Hosted by AAPD and sponsored by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, the AAPD Congressional Internship Program welcomes all sophomore and junior applicants with disabilities to apply! Selected interns will have the unique opportunity to work on Capitol Hill for members of Congress. Previous Congressional placements have included:

  a.. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) 
  b.. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) 
  c.. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) 
  d.. Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) 
  e.. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 
  f.. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) 
Hosted by AAPD and sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Microsoft-AAPD Congressional Internship Program encourages undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in Information Technology to apply!  Selected interns will have the unique opportunity to work in various agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government. Previous IT placements have included:

  a.. US Coast Guard 
  b.. Department of Homeland Security 
  c.. US Patent and Trade Office 
  d.. National Science Foundation 
  e.. US Department of Transportation 
  f.. Transportation Security Administration 
  g.. Federal Aviation Administration 
To apply for the AAPD Summer Internship Programs, please visit http://www.aapd.com/internships.html. For additional information or for questions, please contact the AAPD National Programs office at 1-800-840-8844 ext. 22 or via email at internship at aapd.com. 

Warm regards, 

AAPD Programs Team

American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

1629 K ST. NW, Suite 503

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 457-0046 x22

(202) 457-0473 (fax)

www.aapd.com

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