Episodes

Joyce welcomes Craig Radford, director of Connect Direct to the show.

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA. Originally signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990. To commemorate this momentous anniversary, Joyce welco...

Joyce welcomes Paula Vieillet, author, speaker, founder and CEO of My Employment Options, Inc. The organization specializes in Work at Home and onsite job placement for those on SSDI or SSI disability and is an authorized Soc...

Joyce welcomes Kristy Trautmann, executive director of the FISA Foundation to the show. The FISA Foundation seeks to build a culture of respect and improve the quality of life for three populations in southwestern Pennsylvani...

Joyce welcomes Greg Pollock,vice president of Human Resources and Accessibility Officer at PNC Financial Services. He currently works at PNC’s corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.. He will discuss the commitment of of PN...

Joyce welcomes Charlie LaVallee, CEO of Variety the Children’s Charity of Pittsburgh to the show. Variety – the Children’s Charity is a non-profit organization that strives to enable children with disabilities to live life to...

Joyce welcomes Michael Kiel, author of the book, Challenge the Moment, and state board member of the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to the Show. Mr. Kiel, will discuss the book in detail. This memoir is abou...

Joyce welcomes three disability leaders, Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living; Jill Houghton, president and CEO of Disability:IN; and Maria Town, president and CEO of American Assoc...

Joyce welcomes Pastor Scott Stevens from Northway Christian Community Church’s Wexford, PA location on this Christmas Eve show.

For a special holiday gift to her listeners, Joyce welcomes international musician, Scott Mulvahill to the show. Scott is a Frontman, singer/songwriter, world-renowned upright bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. For the past ...

Joyce welcomes Leigh Ann Davis, director of Criminal Justice Initiatives for The Arc of the United States and oversees The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability (NCCJD), a clearinghouse for research, inform...

Joyce welcomes Dionna Harris, guidance counselor with Networks School of Employability Skills based in Newark, Delaware. Networks prepares students to become productive members of a workforce. This is accomplished by combinin...

Joyce welcomes Peggy Beem-Jelley, president and CEO of the Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA to the show. In recognition of November as National Epilepsy Awareness Month, discussed on the show will be the program...

Joyce welcomes best-selling novelist and disability advocate Karin Slaughter; Gerald Homme, recruitment specialist with Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and chair of the Bender Lead-On Team; and Sherry Lapaglia, manager of Ta...

Joyce welcomes Randy Dearth, president and CEO of GCP Applied Technologies to the show. The company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sells chemicals and materials used in construction, as well as sealants and coatings...

Joyce welcomes Sara Oliver-Carter, Duquesne Light Company’s (DLC) first chief diversity officer to the show. Ms. Oliver-Carter joined the energy provider on August 19, 2019 and is responsible for creating and advancing DLC’s ...

Joyce welcomes Scott Hammerstrom and Jill Zomp from Bender Consulting Services, Inc. to the show. The guests coordinate Disability Mentoring Day in Pittsburgh, PA with the largest participation of companies and high school st...

Joyce welcomes Dina L. Clark, head of diversity and inclusion for North America, Covestro. The company is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer ma...

Joyce welcomes Jill Houghton, president and CEO of Disability:IN, formerly known as the U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN). Disability:IN and Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Liv...

Joyce welcomes Lou Orslene, co-director of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN). JAN is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward...

Joyce welcomes Derek Shields, president, ForwardWorks Consulting, LLC. and director, National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC). ForwardWorks has proven leadership and technical experience in disability inclusion, veteran...

Joyce welcomes Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., managing director of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) and Sam Evans IAAPs certification manager to the show. IAAP is a not for profit membership bas...

Joyce welcomes Jonathan Duvall, a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology focusing on assistive technology for people with disabilities at the Human Engine...

Joyce welcomes Gary Dick, chief information officer of Highmark Health Solutions to the show. Mr. Dick will discuss his career, background and the value that the Careers2B program has brought to Highmark Health Solutions work...