Time Frame: Fall 2011
Hours: 10-20 weekly
Position Summary: Paid undergraduate internship for students majoring in Information Technology, or Information, Communication and Technology. Pay range $8-12 per hour depending on candidate knowledge, skills and abilities.
Disability Rights Florida, the state’s premier statewide disability legal rights advocacy organization, is offering paid fall undergraduate internships to qualified candidates. Disability Rights Florida is a technologically advanced organization that uses the web, Constant Contact, Facebook, Twitter, Go to Webinar, print publications and a range of other means of communication to target information to key audiences within the disability and legal community. We offer services ranging from legislative policy analysis and advocacy to individual information and referral and free confidential legal or advocacy services. Our staff also conducts legal rights trainings and performs outreach about our mission, priorities, accomplishments and services.
In addition to gaining experience relevant to your specific major, all interns will gain knowledge and experience with disability accessibility, language accessibility and cultural competence.
Please submit cover letter, resume, references, and GPA. Be sure to indicate whether your major is Information Technology, or Information, Communication and Technology.
Background screening is required of all employees of Disability Rights Florida.
Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Duties:
For Information Technology majors, duties will consist primarily of various assigned IT tasks including assisting and teaching others to get more functionality from their technology or restoring their technology to its optimal state of functionality.
For Information, Communication and Technology majors, duties will consist of a combination of both General Communications/Advertising/PR and Information Technology.
Contact : Sylvia Smith <SylviaS@disabilityrightsflorida.org>