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10 people are interested
History Preservation - Disability Rights Archival Process
ORGANIZATION: ATLANTIS COMMUNITY INCORPORATED
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10 people are interested
Atlantis Community, Inc. has been the Center for Independent Living in the Denver
Metropolitan area for over 40 years. We support the right of people with disabilities to take
control over their own lives with full and informed consent by providing advocacy, education,
transition services, information and referral, and peer support.
This temporary position will focus on the preservation of the newspaper articles and other
artifacts located in our office. There is over 40 years of history on the walls that need to be
preserved and archived. We will provide training on the use of Past Perfect software and other
archival methods. This is a great opportunity to gain experience archiving historical documents
and learn about the history of people with disabilities.
Scan newspaper articles and other documents into Past Perfect software
? Use a computer, scanner, and external hard drive to upload historical documents
? Photograph items that cannot be scanned
? Help research dates and sources for some of the historical items
? Store articles in acid-free folders after documentation and label folders by year
? Store folders in boxes by year
? Use care when handling documents and articles as many are original
? Work with our museum consultants on using proper archival techniques
More opportunities with ATLANTIS COMMUNITY INCORPORATED
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ATLANTIS COMMUNITY INCORPORATED
Location:
201 S CHEROKEE ST, DENVER, CO 80223, US
Mission Statement
To advocate for all people with disabilities to be a meaningful part of an integrated community of their choice
Description
Located in Denver, Colorado, Atlantis Community, Inc. has been your friendly neighborhood Independent Living Center for over 40 years. We support the right of people with disabilities to take control over their own lives with full and informed consent, primarily by providing a variety of consumer-directed services-from advocacy to education to transitioning people out of nursing homes and into their very own apartments.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
201 S Cherokee StDenver, CO 80223
DATE POSTED
May 16, 2018
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- History
- Basic Computer Skills
- Research
- Library Sciences
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 6 - 8 hrs / week
- Love details! And enjoy working with little supervision.