(Name-mce) ListServ Request to Submit
Shonda McLaughlin
mcshonda at gmail.com
Wed Oct 4 15:08:57 EDT 2006
Hello...
I was wondering if it would be possible that you would provide the following
to your listserv members and/or if you could tell me the requirements to
submit for future reference, if I am denied...
Thank you!
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How are you? If you have any counselors with students (or know any students
with disabilities themselves) who maybe interested, would you please share,
if you don't mind, this (see below) with them? Thanks, either way.
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*AAPD Announces
2007 Summer Internship Programs*
AAPD offers cross-disability, Washington, DC internship programs for college
students with disabilities as a way to build capacity in young people with
disabilities. The internship programs are:
- 2007 MEAF-AAPD Congressional Internship
Program<http://www.aapd.com/internships/internship07/MEAFinternInfo07.htm>
- 2007 Microsoft-AAPD Federal I.T. Internship
Program<http://www.aapd.com/internships/internship07/MS-AAPDinternInfo07.htm>
Source: http://www.aapd.com/internships/internship07/internInfo07.htm
*Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation– AAPD Congressional Internship
Program
2007 Summer Congressional Internships*
*for College Students with Disabilities*
*2007 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM*
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation and the American Association of
People with Disabilities (AAPD) are proud to offer, for the sixth
consecutive summer, a congressional internship program for undergraduate
students with disabilities.
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation–AAPD Congressional Internship
Program was created in 2002 to provide an opportunity for students with
disabilities to work on Capitol Hill for eight (8) weeks and acquire
valuable work experience that will enrich their academic studies. As
congressional interns, participants gain insight into congressional office
operations, public policy development, and constituents' roles in the
legislative and political processes. The internship program, administered by
AAPD, was created in 2002 through a major grant from Mitsubishi Electric
America Foundation.
In summer 2006, the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation-AAPD
congressional interns worked in the offices of the following Members of
Congress: Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS); Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY); Senator
Tom Harkin (D-IA); Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA); Senator John Kerry (D-MA);
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD);
Representative John Conyers, Jr., (D-MI); and Representative Charles Dent
(R-PA).
*The 2007 Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation-AAPD Congressional
Internship Program is designed to:*
- Allow students with disabilities to obtain first-hand knowledge of
the legislative and political processes by working in congressional offices.
- Enable students with disabilities to acquire valuable work
experience that will enhance their academic studies and career prospects.
- Demonstrate to Members of Congress, their staff, and fellow interns
the talents that students with disabilities can bring to a professional work
environment.
- Introduce students to members of the Washington disability policy
community and to national disability leaders through a series of seminars
and special events such as the anniversary observance of the passage of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
*Here's how it works: *
Undergraduate students studying at a college or university who, at the time
of application, are first semester sophomores through second semester
juniors are eligible to complete an official application. Applicants must be
U.S. citizens.
Applications can be obtained by visiting the AAPD
website<http://www.aapd.com/>or calling AAPD at (800) 840-8844
(V/TTY). Applications may be submitted
electronically or via U.S. Postal Service, and MUST BE RECEIVED by 5:00p.m.
(Eastern Time) on Friday, December 1, 2006..
- After reviewing all eligible applications, a group of finalists will
be asked to participate in phone interviews.
- Eight (8) students ultimately selected for the congressional
internship will begin their 8-week internships with an orientation in
Washington, D.C. to be held in late May 2007.
- Selected participants will receive a $1,500 stipend to be disbursed
in three installments throughout the internship period.
- Transportation expenses to and from Washington, D.C. will be
reimbursed by AAPD.
- Accessible housing will also be provided, free-of-charge, to each
intern.
- Students will work with congressional staff members to select a
significant policy issue.
- Academic credit may be arranged; students must initiate this
process.
For additional information on the Mitsubishi Electric America
Foundation-AAPD Congressional Internship Program, please contact AAPD at *(800)
840-8844 (V/TTY)* or email <aapdcongintern at aol.com>.
*PROGRAM SPONSORS*
**The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a national
membership organization dedicated to promoting the economic and political
empowerment of all people with disabilities; educating businesses and the
general public about disability issues; and providing membership benefits,
such as financial services and product discounts. AAPD was founded in 1995
by a group of cross-disability leaders to help unite the diverse community
of people with disabilities, including their families, friends, and
supporters. AAPD was founded to be a national voice for change in
implementing the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and
economic self-sufficiency. For more information on AAPD, visit the AAPD
website. <http://www.aapd.com/>
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) is the founding sponsor of
the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation-AAPD Congressional Internship
Program. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, the Mitsubishi Electric America
Foundation was established in February 1991 by Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation of Japan and the Mitsubishi Electric U.S. companies which
produce, sell, and distribute a wide range of consumer, industrial,
commercial and professional electronics products. With a current endowment
of $19 million, the Foundation has contributed nearly $5 million to
organizations assisting young Americans with disabilities to lead fuller and
more productive lives. For more information about Mitsubishi Electric
America Foundation, visit the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
website. <http://www.meaf.org/>
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*Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation–AAPD Congressional Internship
Program
2007 Summer Congressional Internships*
*for College Students with Disabilities
Deadline: Friday, December 1, 2006 (5:00pm, Eastern)*
**NOTE: Please ensure that each page of your application contains your full
name, phone/TTY number, and/or e-mail address.
*SECTION 1: RESUME* (not exceeding 2 pages)
RESUME (include the following):
- full name
- permanent address, phone and/or TTY number, e-mail address
- campus address, phone and/or TTY number, e-mail address
- G.P.A. both cumulative and in major
- number of completed semesters & number of credits needed to graduate
- expected graduation date
- other colleges/universities previously attended & dates of
attendance
- organizations or clubs of which you have been a member in the past
five (5) years (include titles & dates of any offices held)
- previous work experience (including other internships); dates of
employment; nature of the work
- awards and/or honors you received
- community service, teaching, or other civic activities
- job skills that would help you perform the functions of the
internship
*SECTION 2: SHORT ANSWERS AND ESSAYS*
1. List and briefly describe any work/life experiences (including
other internships) that helped to develop your job skills and personal
character. (250 words or less)>
2. Essays:
1. Why do you want to be considered for this internship? (250
words or less)
2. What do you see as the most significant disability policy
issue facing college students with disabilities, and what ideas
do you have
for congressional actions that can be taken to address that issue? (500
words or less)
*SECTION 3: REFERENCES*
1. Please provide us with the contact information for two (2)
references who are familiar with your qualifications and personal character.
Please provide: full name, professional affiliation, mailing address, phone
number and/or TTY number, e-mail address.
2. Submit a *letter of recommendation* from one (1) of the
above-mentioned references. (500 words or less)
*SECTION 4: OPTIONAL*
1. In order for us to continue to improve our outreach and
dissemination, please let us know how you heard about this program and/or
received the application.
2. To ensure a diverse group of participants, please share with us
your:
- Type of disability:
- Age:
- Gender:
- Ethnic Group:
*SUBMISSION:*
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS:
Send completed applications and recommendation letters sent via
e-mail<aapdcongintern at aol.com>
.
SUBMISSIONS BY MAIL:
Completed applications and recommendation letters sent via U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to:
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation-AAPD
Congressional Internship Program
C/O Shonda McLaughlin, PhD, CRC
1629 K Street, NW, Suite 503
Washington, D.C. 20006
FAXED applications will NOT be accepted.
*DEADLINE: Applications sent via e-mail or by U.S. Postal Service MUST BE
RECEIVED BY 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on FRIDAY, December 1, 2006.*
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As Salaam Alaikum,
Shonda McLaughlin, PhD, CRC
Program Manager of Mentoring & Leadership
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
1629 K St NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20006
Number: 2024570046, Ext 22
41X!
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