Leadership Program

Eight-week, competitive internship gives top law students from across the country an up-close look at disability advocacy in Washington, D.C.

Deepa Goraya, a third-year law student at the University of Michigan, has long been interested in disability law. Blind since shortly after birth, Goraya knew going into law could be her way to impact the lives of people with disabilities.

Goraya has steadily worked toward that goal, interning everywhere from a U.S. senator’s office to the White House. Last year, she added the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Disability Policy Leadership Program to that list.

The Disability Policy Leadership Program at BBI’s Washington, D.C., office is an eight-week, competitive internship that gives top law students from across the country an up-close look at disability advocacy in the nation’s capital.

Since its inception in 2006, participants in the program have gained worthwhile experience in research support, negotiation skills, writing on regulatory issues, and much more.

Student involvement at BBI is not limited to this program, however. Students at the undergraduate and graduate levels hold a number of internships and research assistant positions at BBI as well. Through these opportunities for participation, as well as the D.C. internship program, BBI has welcomed the work and contributions of more than 100 students.

For more information, visit bbi.syr.edu/scholarship/leadership.htm.

 

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