
Position Description
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) at Princeton University provides comprehensive support to students with disabilities. Our unit works to ensure students have equal access to academic programs, residential life, and extracurricular activities through tailored accommodations, including but not limited to extended exam time, accessible course materials, and adaptive technology. Through the AccessAbility Center, ODS is also committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment that empowers all students to succeed both academically and personally.
The AccessAbility Center aims to promote disability as an identity and ensure accessibility across campus. We seek to shift campus culture, improve inclusion, and engage the community in meaningful conversations about disability.
The intern/undergraduate researcher will assist in researching engaging topics, developing program proposals, creating planning documents, and contributing to marketing efforts. Their work will directly support the development of inclusive programs, while gaining experience in research, program development, and communication strategies for accessibility and inclusion.
The intern will meet and work with all professional staff in ODS, student fellows at the AccessAbility Center, staff at the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity
Apply By February 28th 11:59 PM EDT.
Position Title
Office of Disability Services Programming Intern
Maximum Number of Positions
1
Supervising Mentors
Asha Nambiar, Director of ODS
Kyla McCool, Associate Director of ODS
Please contact Asha Nambiar for questions specific to this position.
Skills You Will Need to Begin This Position
- Passion for accessibility
- Research skills
- Program development
- Understanding of disability and inclusion
- Familiarity with programming on a college campus
- Comfortable working with technology
- Collaboration, teamwork and communication skills
Skills You Will Develop in This Position
- A deeper understanding of disability as an aspect of diversity
- Program development
Careers Related to This Internship
- Advocacy on Disability and Accessibility
- Teacher Preparation
- Disability Services in Higher Education
Eligibility
This internship welcomes all eligible applicants.
Materials Needed to Apply
- Resume
- Your application should include answers to the following questions:
- What is your interest in accessibility?
- What do you hope to gain from this experience?
- Provide a brief insight into relevant advocacy work (if any)
Apply By February 28th 11:59 PM EDT.
Submission Guidelines
There is a single application for the ASAP program; all of the above materials must be submitted there. Press the button below to start an application. To apply for this internship placement, mark it – and any others to which you wish to apply – on the third screen. Your application will only be complete when you have answered the general ASAP application questions and uploaded supplemental materials for each position you marked. We encourage you to apply for multiple internship placements, though any student invited to the program may hold no more than one.