[blindlaw] Fwd: Announcing 2007 AFB Policy and Research Internship Program

[David Andrews]

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>>>> Barbara Jackson LeMoine <blemoine at afb.net> 7/19/2006 1:06 PM
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>Announcing 2007 AFB Policy and Research Internship Program
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>AFB Public Policy Center
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>Washington, D.C.
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>Invitation
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>The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Public Policy Center
>is
>inviting applications for the 2007 AFB Policy and Research
>Internship
>program. Located in our nation's capital, the AFB Public Policy
>Center
>strives to expand possibilities for people with vision loss by
>advocating the formulation and implementation of federal
>legislative,
>regulatory, legal, research, and funding priorities honoring the
>capabilities and unique needs of children, working-age adults, and
>seniors who are blind or visually impaired. The purpose of these
>internships is to provide highly motivated individuals with
>professional-level exposure to, and practice with, the public
>policy and
>policy research process and an opportunity to apply specialized
>knowledge and skills in a dynamic environment.
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>Qualified Applicants
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>Candidates for these exciting learning experiences will possess a
>bachelor's degree (or will attain the degree within the year) and
>be
>pursuing a graduate or professional course of study relating to
>special
>education, rehabilitation, law, public health, or related human
>services
>discipline. All successful candidates will also possess a
>demonstrable
>commitment to people with vision loss or other disabilities. 
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>Structure
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>The AFB Policy and Research Internships are designed to provide
>maximum
>flexibility while affording participants with a serious opportunity
>to
>learn and work with clear goals and expectations. Each internship
>will
>run at least six weeks. Internships will be scheduled throughout
>the
>year. Although specific projects will vary depending on the
>interests
>and emerging expertise of each successful candidate, activities
>common
>to all internships are likely to include
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>*        meeting with key congressional and federal agency staff;
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>*        scheduling Hill and other appointments;
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>*        preparation of correspondence and briefing materials;
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>*        drafting short newsletter articles and fact sheets for
>distribution via AFB's website;
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>*        participation in coalition meetings within and outside
>the
>field of vision loss; and
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>*        experience with tools and methods for conducting policy
>research.
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>Interns will be supervised by AFB's Director of Public Policy.
>Extensive
>mentoring by AFB Public Policy, Policy Research, and other
>professional
>staff will offer participants both support and guidance. It will be
>our
>pleasure to work with candidates to structure their individual
>internships to accommodate specific objectives, such as the
>attainment
>of academic credit for participation.
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>Preferred Internship Start Dates
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>Spring Term: February 5, 2007; March 5, 2007; April 2, 2007; April
>30,
>2007
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>Summer Term: May 29, 2007; June 25, 2007
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>Fall Term: September 4, 2007; October 1, 2007; October 29, 2007
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>Internship Awards
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>All internship participants will be offered housing through one of
>the
>local universities or other resources convenient to public
>transportation to and from the AFB Public Policy Center. Housing
>costs
>will be covered for each full week of participation. Participants
>will
>need to make their own travel arrangements and carry all other
>incidental costs which they may otherwise voluntarily incur.
>Subject to
>available funds or other contingencies, participants may be
>sponsored to
>attend conferences which may be held during the internship period,
>either in whole or in part, as mutually agreed upon.
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>Applications
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>To apply, send a resume or CV along with a letter of interest via
>e-mail
>to mrichert at afb.net. Your materials must include
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>*        the academic program in which you are currently enrolled
>and/or
>which will commence within the year;
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>*        any specific issues of particular interest to you which
>you
>would like to pursue during your internship;
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>*        your preferred start date;
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>*        at least one academic or professional reference; and
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>*        an expression of your personal sense of how participation
>in
>the internship fits within your overall career objectives.
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>The deadline for applications for internships during the 2007
>spring
>term (February 5, 2007; March 5, 2007; April 2, 2007; April 30,
>2007) is
>September 30, 2006. However, applications for internships in the
>summer
>and fall terms are also welcome now.
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>Successful applicants will be notified within one month of receipt
>of a
>complete application.
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>Mark Richert, Esq.
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>Director, Public Policy
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>American Foundation for the Blind
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>820 First Street, N.E., Suite 400
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>Washington, DC 20002
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>202-408-8175
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>mrichert at afb.net 
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>http://www.afb.org <http://www.afb.org/> 
>
>Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss (TM)