Entry Point!: Discovering and Developing Talent Among Students with Disabilities

AAAS关于科学、技术和残疾的项目建议在国家科学基金会(NSF)内启动其非常成功的项目--入口点！入口点！是一项全国性的努力，旨在发现和培养残疾学生的才华，并将他们安排在带薪暑期实习中。该项目招收生物、化学、计算机科学、科学教育、数学、工程各领域和工程技术专业的学生。该项目的长期目标是增加国家科学和工程工作队伍的多样性。AAAS将为实习生提供迎新活动和材料，帮助他们快速了解NSF的需求和运营。这些将包括为实习生在开始暑期实习之前提供的迎新套餐。还将向管理人员和同事提供有关残疾住宿的信息。暑期将对每一位实习生进行实地考察，秋季将进行后续采访。AAAS在识别全国各地高等教育机构的残疾学生方面拥有丰富的经验，促进了广泛和深入的招聘工作，以确定攻读科学和工程学科的高素质本科生和研究生。AAAS将筛选这些学生作为带薪10周暑期实习的候选人。NSF将为实习生提供有意义的工作分配，培养他们的技能，补充他们的学术研究，并为学生指派导师。该项目将根据需要为搬迁人员提供津贴、工作场所住宿和有限的旅行资金。在暑期实习之前、期间和之后，AAAS将与学生保持定期联系，就学术和就业问题向他们提供建议，并将他们与辅助技术的用户和开发人员联系起来。

The AAAS Project on Science, Technology and Disability proposes to initiate within the National Science Foundation (NSF) its highly successful project, ENTRY POINT! ENTRY POINT! is a national effort to discover and develop talent among students with disabilities and place them in paid summer internships. The program seeks out students majoring in biology, chemistry, computer science, science education, mathematics, all fields of engineering, and engineering technology. The long-term goal of the project is to increase the diversity of the Nation's science and engineering work force. AAAS will provide orientation activities and materials for the interns to assist them in quickly learning about NSF needs and operations. These will include orientation packets for student interns before they begin their summer internships. Information on disability accommodations will also be provided to managers and co-workers. Site visits will be made to each intern during the summer, and follow-up interviews will be conducted in the fall. AAAS has extensive experience in identifying students with disabilities at postsecondary institutions across the country facilitating a broad and deep recruitment effort for identifying highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities pursuing science and engineering disciplines. AAAS will screen the students as candidates for paid 10-week summer internships. NSF will provide interns with meaningful job assignments, building their skills and complementing their academic studies, and assign mentors to the students. The project will provide stipends, worksite accommodations as needed, and limited travel funds to those who relocate. Prior to, during, and after the summer internships, AAAS will maintain regular contact with the students, advising them on academic and employment issues, and connecting them with users and developers of assistive technology.