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Summer Interns

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To read more about each interns experence please follow the link on each interns name.

Susie D'Mello

"Before this internship I never realized how powerful the movement has been and the things I have taken for granted which disabled people in the past had to fight for. It's amazing how people can make an impact when they join forces and work together. "

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Ruth Ashley

"I hope to one day become a clinical psychologist... I wish to help people learn about their disabilities so they can take that knowledge and empower them to learn how to live with it, and become members of society where your disability doesn’t fully define you.... Being able to help them become a member of the disability community may help people with a psychological diagnosis feel less alone and relieve the social stigma that come with it. "

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Shana Holet

"I have to say that I learned that I did have prejudice against people who have cognitive impairments due to the negative connotation that is associated with this and what society has tried to lead me to think of myself. I did not even realize this until the first day of the internship while having a discussion about the hierarchy that is even found among people with disabilities."

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Joanne Johnson

"When I arrived, I discovered one of the most interesting aspects of our group.  Everybody there had a disability.  Some were visible, some were invisible, but just the same, nobody looked at me strangely for using a cane or tripping over my own two feet.  I also felt that this was one rare time where I was not immediately judged because of my disability."

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Mark

"This internship has been a truly life chancing experience. As I look back over the last several months, I see changes in myself that will allow me to continue developing into a leader of tomorrow. Not only was I able to work for great people, on an important program; but I was able to develop from that same program. CONNECT will be an instrument of great change for the disability community, and I am pleased to have had an opportunity to be a part it."

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