IT Accessibility Review

Volume 1, Number 11

Accessibility Resources

2007 Summer Congressional Internship for College Students with Disabilities

Administered by AAPD and sponsored by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, second-semester sophomores through first-semester seniors interested in working on Capitol Hill are encouraged to apply. Accepted candidates will work in congressional offices in Washington, DC. Roundtrip air travel and housing will be provided to interns, and each student will receive a stipend. Applications will be available soon from www.aapd.com.

Apply by: DECEMBER 11, 2006 (5:00pm, eastern).

2007 Summer Information Technology (I.T.) Internship for College Students with Disabilities

Administered by AAPD and sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in information technology are encouraged to apply. Accepted candidates will work in various agencies in the executive branch of the federal government. Roundtrip air travel and housing will be provided to interns, and each student will receive a stipend. Applications will be available soon from www.aapd.com.

Apply by: DECEMBER 11, 2006 (5:00pm, eastern).

DOJ Online Course on Reaching the Disability Market

The U.S. Department of Justice´s Disability Rights Section´s has an online course for businesses, "Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities." The course explains how the ADA applies to businesses in ten short lessons. Putting these lessons into practice enables businesses to both comply with the ADA and attract the disability market.

The course is at http://www.ada.gov/reachingout/intro1.htm