Episodes
Dec. 22, 2020
Mission of Variety the Children’s Charity
Joyce welcomes back, Charlie LaVallee, CEO of Variety the Children’s Charity to the show. Variety – the Children’s Charity is a non-profit organization that strives to enable children with disabilities to live life to the ful...
Dec. 15, 2020
Disability Rights Leader and Author Discusses Memoir
Joyce welcomes Judith Heumann, internationally recognized leader in the disability rights independent living movement, back to the show. Judy has worked with a wide-range of activist organizations (including the Berkeley Cent...
Dec. 8, 2020
Mission of Disability Rights CA:
Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, executive director of Disability Rights CA ( DRC) to the show. Andy is a highly respected disability rights advocate known nationally and internationally. He served as the CEO of AAPD and CEO of ...
Dec. 1, 2020
IAAP and Vendor Responsibility to Digital Accessibility
Joyce welcomes Samantha Evans, certification manager, for the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP); Christopher Lee, managing director, IAAP; and Jay Wyant, member of IAAP Global Leadership Council ...
Nov. 24, 2020
November National Epilepsy Awareness Month
Joyce welcomes Peggy Beem Jelley is the president & CEO of the Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA. to the show. With November as National Epilepsy Awareness Month, Ms. Beem Jelley will talk about the programs and ...
Nov. 17, 2020
HMHS' Commitment to Employ People with Disabilities
Joyce welcomes Mick Malec, president, Highmark Health Solutions and Enterprise Technology Officer, Highmark Health to the show. Mr. Malec will discuss his commitment as well as the organization’s commitment to the employment ...
Nov. 10, 2020
Wounded Warrior Project’s Warriors to Work Program
Joyce welcomes Shawn Harris, U.S. veteran employment specialist with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to the show. The WWP is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services and events...
Nov. 3, 2020
Issues Facing Voters with Disabilities on Election Day 2020
Joyce welcomes back Peri Jude Radecic, CEO of Disability Rights PA. The organization protects and advocates for the rights of people with disabilities so that they may live the lives they choose, free from abuse, neglect, dis...
Oct. 27, 2020
Importance of the Disability Vote in 2020, and Voter Accessibility
Joyce welcomes the Honorable Tony Coelho, author of the American with Disabilities Act, and Ted Jackson, a disability and LGBTQ+ advocate who currently serves as the DNC’s senior advisor for Accessibility and Disability Engag...
Oct. 20, 2020
Wells Fargo’s Commitment to People with Disabilities
Joyce welcomes Wells Fargo’s Regina Heyward, senior vice president and head of supplier diversity and Kathy Martinez, senior vice president, head of disability and accessibility strategy to the show. Founded in 1852 and headq...
Oct. 13, 2020
Kellogg’s Commitment to Hiring People with Disabilities and Its COVID-19 Policy
Joyce welcomes Priscilla Koranteng, vice president global talent and chief diversity officer at Kellogg. Ms. Koranteng will discuss her role in the organization, as well as its commitment to employ people with disabilities th...
Oct. 6, 2020
President and CEO of AHN Discusses Changes in Health Care Practices Amid Covid-19.
Joyce welcomes Cindy Hundorfean, president and CEO of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to the show. Ms. Hundorfean will discuss her role as president and CEO of this health organization, as well as its commitment to continue to...
Sept. 29, 2020
COVID -19: Its Impact on the Poor in Our Country and African American Disabled People
Joyce welcomes back Dr. Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH to the show. Dr. Barber is the national advisor and coordinator for the Poor People’s Campaign COVID-19 Health Justice Advisory Committee, comprised of a group of public heal...
Sept. 22, 2020
The Employment of Japanese People with Disabilities
Joyce welcomes Makito Kamiya, CEO and founder of Associa, which provides social skills training at Associa Social University for people with cognitive disabilities, so they are more readily employable and Takanori Sai, Assist...
Sept. 15, 2020
The Importance of the Vote to the Disability Community
Joyce welcomes Madonna Crosthwaite Long, CEO Eco Elite Group/founder of 360 ACCESS and Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) to the show. Both guests will discuss how importan...
Sept. 8, 2020
PNC Bank Supports Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc. for Veterans
Joyce welcomes Chris Ann Phillips, military affairs liaison and Mike Clark, business analytics consultant, for the Advanced Data & Analytics team in Internal Audit, for PNC Bank to the show. Both guests will be discussing the...
Sept. 1, 2020
Judy Heumann, Author and Disability Rights Leader Discusses Career and Film Crip Camp
Joyce welcomes Judy Heumann, author and disability rights leader to the show. Judy is an American disability rights activist. She is recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. Her memoir, Being Heuman...
Aug. 25, 2020
Duquesne Light Company Addresses COVID-19 and the Needs of Employees with Disabilities
Joyce welcomes Sara Oliver-Carter, Duquesne Light Company’s (DLC) first chief diversity officer to the show. Ms. Oliver-Carter is responsible for creating and advancing DLC’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy and associa...
Aug. 18, 2020
Deaf Community's Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Joyce welcomes Danielle Filip MBA, NIC-Advanced, vice of operations, Sign Language Interpreting Professionals (SLIP) and Emmai Alaquiva, Emmy-winning writer, producer and director to the show. . Danielle and Emmai will discus...
Aug. 11, 2020
Accessible Airtravel for People Who Use Wheelchairs
Joyce welcomes Michele Erwin, president and founder of All Wheels Up, Inc. and Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) to the show. All Wheels Up, Inc. is currently the only org...
Aug. 4, 2020
Elaine Katz Discusses Kessler Foundation’s Commitment to the Disability Community
Joyce welcomes Elaine Katz, senior vice president of Grants & Communications at Kessler Foundation to the show. Kessler Foundation is a nonprofit organization in the field of disability, and a global leader in rehabilitation ...
July 28, 2020
Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the ADA!
Joyce welcomes The Honorable, Tony Coelho to the show. The former congressman from CA is an author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He will reflect on the significance of the 30th Anniversary of this landmark leg...
July 21, 2020
30th Anniversary-Signing of the ADA/25th Anniversary of Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the ADA and the 25th Anniversary of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. this year, Joyce welcomes Mary Brougher, executive vice-president of operations; Jim Homme, informati...
July 14, 2020
Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the ADA!
Joyce welcomes Chai R. Feldblum a partner and director of workplace culture consulting at Morgan Lewis, helping companies and organizations create safe, respectful, diverse and inclusive workplaces. Chai served as a commissio...