National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People

NCPEDP partners with disabled activists and experts across the country, through its National Disability Network (NDN) and The National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD), in order to achieve the goal of independence, integration, and civil rights for all people with disabilities. To achieve this goal, NCPEDP uses a “pitchfork” strategy of advocacy, including:

  • Legislative: Working with our representatives to create or enforce laws that will improve the lives of people with disabilities.
  • Legal: Employing the legal process, when the rights of people with disabilities have been violated.
  • Media: Educating the public about disability rights through print, electronic, and social media, and direct outreach.
  • Administrative: Training leaders in the disability rights movement to serve in leadership roles in the government, businesses, and organizations to help influence those establishments and ensure that accessibility and disability rights are engrained in entities throughout our community.

Roles & Responsibilities

During the Internship, Interns will have the opportunity to:
  1. Conduct research on issues of law and policy surrounding disability.
  2. Assist in drafting Reports, Guidelines, Access Audit Reports etc.
  3. Interact with Persons with Disabilities and practicing lawyers through our Legal Aid Program.
  4. Assist in designing and work on strategies for our Social Media Campaigns for ongoing projects.

Who Can Apply?

Open to students in India and other countries, enrolled in undergraduate or post-graduate programs of the recognized universities, from the following streams:
  • law,
  • humanities,
  • social sciences, or
  • media and communications.
Those enrolled in other programs may apply but preference will be given to those enrolled in the programs listed above.

Stipend

Stipend may or may not be given based on the performance of the Interns. However, Interns will receive a Certificate of Internship and a Letter of Recommendation.

Duration of Internship

Internships are full-time and for a period of minimum 4 weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks. Candidates must indicate the exact dates in their application.

Application Procedure

Interested applicants must apply through the online application form which is accessible through the link given at the end of this post. Applications that do not follow this process will not be entertained. Application Form External Website that opens in a new window