Call for Applications: 2015 DC Disability Mentoring Days

Monday, October 5, 2015

Contact: Mathew McCollough   mathew.mccollough@dc.gov   202-727-6744  

Sponsored by: The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in partnership with The District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) and the Office of Disability Rights (ODR)

www.aapd.com

The District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) and the Office of Disability Rights (ODR) cordially invite college and high school students with disabilities to participate in the 2015 Disability Mentoring Days program with the District of Columbia Government. The DDC and ODR are proud to coordinate this nationally recognized event which takes place on October 21, 2015 to commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is the national sponsor of the event and we partner with AAPD to coordinate the event in Washington, DC. AAPD is a national, cross-disability membership organization promoting political and economic empowerment for all people with disabilities. For more information about AAPD, please visit their web site at http://www.aapd.com/.

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Click here to complete the Student Mentee Application.

*In order to make the appropriate arrangements for this opportunity, a Disability Mentoring Day Student Mentee Application needs to be completed and submitted by Monday, October 5, 2015.

If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the DDC Executive Director Mathew McCollough (202-727-6744; mathew.mccollough@dc.gov) or ODR Public Affairs Specialist Kali Wasenko (202-481-3881; kali.wasenko@dc.gov).