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UW Study Away Silicon Valley: Deadline Feb. 24th

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From: Richard Ladner <ladner@cs.washington.edu>

Dear Allen School Students,


UW Allen School is sponsoring Study Away Silicon Valley (UW-SASV) to be held the week of May 20 -24, 2019. Organized by Teach Access, students will visit companies such as Apple, Oath, Google, and Facebook to meet their accessibility teams and participate in accessibility related projects.  The trip is fully funded by the UW Allen School and Teach Access.   Undergraduate students earn one credit of 499 by preparing a reflective report on their activities.  The application is open to undergraduate, fifth-year, and  graduate students enrolled in the Allen School. 


To learn more about the program last year please visit the 2018 SASV Recap web page.


To apply, please go to the Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/VEWfWUBy8RKry4s13


The group size is limited to five students who have a strong interest in learning about what tech companies are doing to make their products and services accessible to people with disabilities. 


The application deadline is February 24, 2019.


If you have any questions or concerns please let me know by e-mail.
Richard E. LadnerProfessor Emeritus

Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering

University of Washington

February 20, 2019