{"id":33330,"date":"2016-04-14T17:21:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T22:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=33330"},"modified":"2016-04-14T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T22:21:25","slug":"intern-with-the-texas-governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/04\/14\/intern-with-the-texas-governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Intern with the Texas Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Intern with the Texas Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) is offering a summer internship for students wanting to gain experience in the field of disabilities. Location: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Duties may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research for policy development in the Committee\u2019s issue areas of accessibility, communications, education, emergency management, health, housing, recreation, transportation, veterans, and workforce<\/li>\n<li>Assisting staff with interim study on disability transportation, and compiling ADA coordinator information across the state<\/li>\n<li>Performing support work for programs areas<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with special projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) recommends changes in disability policies and programs in the areas of accessibility, communication, education, emergency preparedness, health, housing, recreation, transportation, veterans and workforce. The Committee also supports a network of committees on people with disabilities, issues awards to promote greater awareness, and promotes compliance with disability related laws.<\/p>\n<p>Students studying disability-related fields or related academic majors are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Internships are unpaid and are available to both college students and recent graduates.<\/p>\n<p>Internships are typically part-time or 20 hours a week.<\/p>\n<p>Summer Session dates:<\/p>\n<p>SUMMER &#8211; June 1, 2016 &#8211; August 31, 2016 Deadline to apply: April 30, 2016<\/p>\n<p>APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30, 2016. Applications submitted after April 30th may still be placed based upon availability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested students must submit a Texas Governor&#8217;s Internship Program application and resume to human resources. Applications and instructions on how to apply can be found on the Office of the Governor website: <a href=\"http:\/\/governor.state.tx.us\/employment\/fellowships\/\">http:\/\/governor.state.tx.us\/employment\/fellowships\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Divisions Placements are also available to students throughout the Governor\u2019s Office. Placement dependent upon availability:<br \/>\nCommunications Office<br \/>\nAppointments<br \/>\nBudget, Planning and Policy<br \/>\nCommittee on People with Disabilities<br \/>\nCriminal Justice<br \/>\nEconomic Development and Tourism<br \/>\nMarketing<br \/>\nFinance<br \/>\nSmall Business<br \/>\nBusiness Research<br \/>\nInternational Business<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Commission<br \/>\nTexas Tourism Office<br \/>\nTexas Film Commission<br \/>\nTexas Music Office<br \/>\nTexas Military Preparedness Commission<br \/>\nGovernor\u2019s Mansion<br \/>\nHuman Resources<br \/>\nLegislative Office<br \/>\nScheduling Office<\/p>\n<p>For questions, please contact Kelly Griffin in Human Resources:<br \/>\nKelly.griffin@gov.texas.gov<br \/>\nHuman Resources<br \/>\n512.463.6244<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Governor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intern with the Texas Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities! The Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) is offering a summer internship for students wanting to gain experience in the field of disabilities. Location: Austin, Texas Duties may include:&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/04\/14\/intern-with-the-texas-governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[2326,114,21,15073,13016,31,32,9421,455,3775],"class_list":["post-33330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-accessibility","tag-ada","tag-austin","tag-gcpd","tag-intern","tag-job","tag-opportunity","tag-projects","tag-summer","tag-texas-governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-8FA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40587,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities-meeting-4-22-20-and-4-23-20-via-zoom\/","url_meta":{"origin":33330,"position":0},"title":"Governor&#8217;s Committee on People with Disabilities Meeting, 4\/22\/20 and 4\/23\/20 via Zoom","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"April 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Meeting, 4\/22\/20 and 4\/23\/20 via Zoom The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) will hold our quarterly business meeting on April 22, 2020 and April 23, 2020 via Zoom. 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