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The 2027 AAPD Summer Internship Program Application is now open! For nearly 25 years, AAPD’s Internship Program has placed students and recent graduates with disabilities in paid internships. The program advances participants’ career opportunities, deepens their leadership skills, and meaningfully connects them to the broader disability community.
For Summer 2027, AAPD will offer a hybrid internship program, in which some interns will join remotely from across the country, while others will be based in Washington, DC. All interns will work full-time for 32 hours a week for 10 weeks during the summer and participate in various AAPD programming and activities.
Interns will:
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Participate in a one-week orientation to prepare for their internship, meet with the cohort, and learn about the disability rights movement
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Work at their paid internship program Monday - Thursday
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Participate in weekly in-house programming on Fridays
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Attend events and network on Capitol Hill, conferences, community events, briefings, and more
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Connect one-on-one with a mentor who provides career guidance
AAPD’s internship programs are proven to help alumni build economic power and success: On average, AAPD intern alumni both earn more and are more likely to be in the workforce and employed full-time than both the general disabled population and people without disabilities (Source: AAPD Summer Internship Program 20-Year Program Evaluation)
The summer 2027 internship application is due on October 1 at 5 PM ET.
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