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$50 Offered for Disability Stories on International Exchange ExperiencesPeople with disabilities are invited to send in personal essays, blogs or featured people profiles about participation in international exchange programs. If you are a person with a disability and have either studied, worked or volunteered abroad, the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) would like to hear from you. Deadline: September 1, 2010
The 2009 Paul G. Hearne Leadership AwardsIn 2009, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) will once again recognize those outstanding individuals personifying leadership, advocacy, and dedication to and for the disability community at large. Three individuals, who are emerging as leaders in the cross-disability civil rights movement, will each receive $10,000 to help them continue their progress as leaders and further connect their work with the national grassroots of AAPD. The recipients of the 2009 Hearne Leadership Awards will also have an opportunity to meet and network with national disability leaders at the AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC in March 2009. Deadline: must be received by October 1, 2009
CVS Caremark Community GrantsTo ensure that we make a positive impact, the 2009 Community Grants Program will focus on a few key areas. One area of focus is on programs targeting children under age 21 with disabilities that address either:
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Arts Connect All GrantAccess to the arts is achieved when all people have equal opportunity to attend, participate in, and learn through arts experiences. VSA arts and MetLife Foundation have designed the Arts Connect All funding opportunity to encourage arts organizations to create or enhance multi-session, inclusive education programs by strengthening partnerships with local public schools. The goals of Arts Connect All are to: enable more students with disabilities to experience social, cognitive, and cultural development through arts learning alongside their peers without disabilities; create educational access and inclusion in the arts for students with disabilities; and document the contributions that arts organizations make to inclusive education in public schools. A maximum of 10 awards of up to $15,000 will be given to selected organizations. Examples of appropriate use of funds may include, but are not limited to: expanding existing accessibility programs into educational efforts, program development support, knowledge and skill building of inclusive practices, and promotional/outreach efforts to expand audience. Deadline: applications must be received by December 11, 2009
Assistive Technology Fund Available for Blind People The Association of Blind Citizens has a new Assistive Technology Fund that provides funds to individuals needing adaptive devices or software to increase independence and opportunities for employment. They will pay 50% of the retail costs if the cost of the equipment is between $200 and $6000. In order to be eligible for these funds, your family income must be less than $50,000 and you must have less than $20000 in cash assets. If you are selected by the committee to receive the grant, you will be asked to provide financial documents to the Assistive Technology Committee. You also must be a resident of the US and legally blind. Deadlines: June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010
Call for Proposals: Disability in America: Voices of a New GenerationWe are seeking creative non-fiction essays from young people with disabilities ages 13-30 (some flexibility will be available for compelling submissions from individuals slightly outside our preferred age range). People with all types of disabilities are welcome to submit. Speaking from personal experience is strongly encouraged. The intent of this project is to use personal voices to capture the experience of the new generation of young people with disabilities. Submissions should range from 2,000 to 5,000 words. Deadline: January 15, 2011
SUPERFEST International Disability Film Festival Calls for EntriesSUPERFEST, the world's longest-running juried international disability film festival, is seeking your entry for submission to our 2010 film competition. SUPERFEST is the primary international showcase for innovative films that portray disability culture and experience in all its diverse, complex, and empowering facets. Work must be on the subject of disability and have been produced within the last 11 calendar years. Foreign films must be subtitled in English. Deadline: January 15, 2010
Courage Center Seeks Applications for Judd Jacobson Memorial Award Courage Center, a nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center for people with disabilities, is seeking applications for its annual Judd Jacobson Memorial Award. Established in 1992, the Jacobson Award recognizes the pursuit or achievement of a business entrepreneurial endeavor by a person with a physical disability or sensory impairment. The award recipient will be honored at an event in November and receive a $5,000 cash award to advance their business endeavors.
Advocates in Disability Awards (ADA)The purpose of the ADA program is to award and encourage a young individual with a disability between the ages of 14 and 26, who has dedicated him/herself to positively affecting the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The selected recipient is awarded a total of $10,000 in recognition of his/her past disability advocacy and a proposed program focused on empowering individuals with disabilities. Of the $10,000 award, $7,000 must go directly to support the recipient’s proposed program. Applicants must reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area at the time of application submission and recipient selection. Students who are attending school or who are interning in the area are eligible to apply. Deadline: March 4, 2010
TED Fellows ProgramThe TED Fellows program is designed to bring together young world changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage. The program targets individuals from the Asia/Pacific region, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East, though anyone from anywhere in the world, age 18 and over, is welcome to apply. We are looking for an eclectic, heterogeneous group of young thinkers and doers from the fields of technology, entertainment, design, the sciences, engineering, humanities, the arts, economics, business, journalism, entrepreneurship and NGOs. At TED, we can take risks on unconventional innovators. We value achievement over credentials -- making and doing over merely talking. Deadline: August 20, 2010 and March 11, 2011
RIT Spirit Writing Contest for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing High School StudentsHigh school students with hearing loss in 10th or 11th grade can enter the fourth annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest, and compete for prizes, including a summer camp scholarship. Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to the Explore Your Future program at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, or a $500 cash prize. EYF is a six-day summer career exploration program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that gives them the opportunity to sample different careers as well as college life. Proyecto Visión has more info about EYF on our Educational Opportunities page. Deadline: March 15, 2010
The VSA arts Playwright Discovery AwardThe VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. Playwrights may write from their own experience or about an experience in the life of another person or fictional character. Young playwrights with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration by a group or class of students. The winning play will be professionally produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The winning playwright receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his or her play performed. Deadline: April 15, 2010
NISH National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & DesignThe National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & Design was founded by NISH to encourage the development of creative technological solutions for barriers that prevent people with disabilities from entering or advancing in the workplace. The National Scholar Award is open to any college student or student team at the graduate or undergraduate level. The National Scholar Award program is a great service learning opportunity for engineering, computer science, industrial design, physical therapy and occupational therapy students. Up to three awards are given annually: 1st place is $10,000, 2nd place is $5,000, and 3rd place is $3,000. Registration will be available from September 1, 2008 through April 24, 2009. Students are encouraged to register early in the school year so that they can receive updates and additional program information over the course of the year. Deadline: April 23, 2010
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young HeroesThis $2,500 prize honors outstanding young leaders between 8 and 18 years old who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Their leadership and courage make them true heroes—and inspirations to us all. Each year, the Barron Prize honors twenty-five winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2010
Institute on Disability Seeks Artists for its 2011 CalendarAre you an artist looking for an opportunity to get your work noticed? Do you know someone who is an artist and might be interested in such an opportunity? Every year since 2000, the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has produced a calendar that features 13 original works of art. These highly anticipated calendars are distributed each year to thousands of people around the world who are connected to the IOD's mission of strengthening communities and ensuring full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all persons. The IOD is currently inviting artists to submit artwork to be considered for next year's calendar. Deadline: July 30, 2010
National Inclusion Project Grants for Programs that Promote the Inclusion of Children with Developmental DisabilitiesThe National Inclusion Project Grant Program focuses on programs that fulfill its mission. Eligible programs are ones that focus on the inclusion of children with special needs with their peers. These grants range in value from $1,000 to $20,000 annually and are divided into three categories: Inclusion in Recreation Programs; Inclusive Recreational and Learning Experiences promoting Awareness, Education, and Health; Financial Assistance for Child Participation in Approved Inclusive Programs; and Continuing Education Programs/Symposia aimed at the Development of Best Practices Protocols and Strategies. There is a four step grant process that begins in March. Phase One Application Deadline: July 31, 2010
National Disability Institute Video ContestTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, National Disability Institute presents Economic Empowerment - Defining the New American Dream, a nationwide video contest open to all persons with disabilities. The premise is simple: create a video that tells us your American Dream and how you are working toward that dream. We want to hear the stories of individuals and their families who are working to achieve their American Dream thanks in part to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The grand prize is $1,000. Deadline: August 13, 2010
“Work Ability - Not Disability” Poster ContestMiddle and high school students with or without disabilities in Wisconsin can submit original artwork to be used in a poster campaign promoting the employment of young people with disabilities during National Disability Employment Awareness month in October. Three posters will be selected and reproduced as part of an awareness campaign aimed at employers, educators, students, and the general public. The artists whose work is selected will be paid one stipend of $100 for their work of art. Selected artists and their art work will be recognized in all high schools and middle schools throughout Wisconsin. Deadline: August 15, 2010
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