Episodes
June 27, 2017
Executive Director of the National Disability Institute
Michael Morris, founder and executive director of National Disability Institute, is a former legal counsel to the US Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy and is a key architect of the ABLE Act. He serves as a subject matt...
June 20, 2017
Executive Director of Homeless Children's Education Fund.
Joyce welcomes Carlos Carter, newly elected Executive Director, of the Homeless Children’s Education Fund (HCEF) to the show. The HCEF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1999 in Allegheny County to advance t...
June 13, 2017
Mission of Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living
Joyce welcomes Daniel Kleinmann, special project coordinator for Traditional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) in Washington, PA. TRPIL is a Center for Independent Living that brings together individuals who face common bar...
June 6, 2017
Mission of Stein Consulting, LLC
Joyce welcomes Joan Stein, president and CEO of Stein Consulting, LLC. Joan’s company focuses on ADA compliance, event planning and operations and fund development. The company provides consulting services to employers, can a...
May 30, 2017
Mission of NTID and RIT
Joyce welcomes Dr. Gerald Buckley, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) President and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Vice President and Dean. Dr. Buckley will discuss the commitment of both universities t...
May 23, 2017
Author and disability rights leader, Molly McCully Brown discusses book of poems
Joyce welcomes Molly McCully Brown, an author and indispensable new voice for disability rights. Ms. McCully Brown will discuss her new collection of poems, The Virginia State Colony Epileptics and Feebleminded. The title is ...
May 16, 2017
Marsha Blanco -Mission of ACHIEVA
Joyce welcomes Marsha Blanco, president and CEO of ACHIEVA. ACHIEVA is the only agency of its type in southwestern Pennsylvania that provides lifelong supports. From early intervention therapies, in-home support, to older adu...
May 9, 2017
Colleen Starkloff, Starkloff Disability Institute - SDI
Joyce welcomes Colleen Starkloff, co-founder and co-director of the Starkloff Disability Institute (SDI). SDI works on changing societal attitudes and perceptions about people with disabilities through activities that send a ...
May 2, 2017
2017 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award Winner, Ola Ojewumi
Joyce welcomes 2017 American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award recipient, Ola Ojewumi to the show. Ms. Ojewumi founded two non-profit organizations, Sacred Hearts Children’s Transp...
April 25, 2017
Mission of National Council on Independent Living -NCIL
Joyce welcomes Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). The National Council on Independent Living is the longest-running national cross-disability, grassroots organization run ...
April 18, 2017
New Research Into Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Joyce welcomes John Williams, professional writer and disability rights advocate;; Kevin Linde, physical therapist and Dr. Rubin Clintron, Neurologist. All 3 guests will discuss their latest research into the treatment of Par...
April 11, 2017
Envision Technology Camp- Witchita Kansas University
Joyce welcomes Katherine Perez, a 2017 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award recipient. Topics discussed on the show will be the mission of AAPD and highlights of this year’s AAPD Leadership Awards Gala.
April 4, 2017
Envision Technology Camp -Witchita Kansas University
Joyce welcomes representatives from Envision Technology Camp at Witchita Kansas University and its Level-up High School Conference July 9-14, 2017.. On the show will be lead instructor, Terese Goren, and fellow teacher, Hanna...
March 28, 2017
Disability Action for America- Colleen Flanagan
Joyce welcomes Colleen Flanagan, currently the co-founder and Executive partner to Disability Action for America a political action committee dedicated to electing candidates who value disability rights, and recruiting more p...
March 21, 2017
Mission of Association of University Centers on Disabilities - AUCD
Joyce welcomes Tony Coelho, Author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Christine Griffin, Executive Director of Disability Law Center of Massachusetts, and Andy Imparato, Executive Director of The Association of Universit...
March 14, 2017
Legendary Pittsburgh morning radio host, keynote speaker, and story-teller, Jack Bogut
Joyce welcomes legendary Pittsburgh morning radio host, keynote speaker, and storyteller, Jack Bogut to the show. Jack Bogut has been featured on both ABC’s Good Morning America and in USA Today as one of the top five radio p...
March 7, 2017
Debra Germany, founder of Divine Intervention Ministries
Joyce welcomes Debra Germany, founder of Divine Intervention Ministries (DIM). DIM started in 2002 by using billboards to bring attention to unsolved murders and to find community solutions to crime. It also sought to soothe ...
Feb. 28, 2017
Encore: Global Down-Syndrome Foundation
Michelle Sie Whitten is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (Global). Global is dedicated to significantly improving the lives of people with Down syndrome through research, medical care, ...
Feb. 21, 2017
Mathew McCullough: District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council
Joyce welcomes Mathew McCullough, executive director of the District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC), which promotes independence and equal opportunity for individuals with intellectual and developmental ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Todd Bankofier and Audio Eye, Inc.
Joyce welcomes Todd Bankofier, CEO of Audio Eye, Inc. Incorporated in 2005, AudioEye provides enhanced web access and usability for its customers. AudioEye’s custom and proprietary Digital Accessibility Platform testing suite...
Feb. 7, 2017
Global Down-Syndrome Foundation
Michelle Sie Whitten is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (Global). Global is dedicated to significantly improving the lives of people with Down syndrome through research, medical care, ...
Jan. 24, 2017
Programs and Services of Variety The Children's Charity of Pittsburgh
January 24, 2017 Joyce welcomes Charlie LaVallee, CEO of Variety - the Children’s Charity of Pittsburgh. Variety’s mission is to provide children with disabilities in southwestern Pennsylvania with unique programs, experience...
Jan. 17, 2017
Lainey Feingold, US disability rights lawyer and author discusses her career
Joyce welcomes Lainey Feingold, US disability rights lawyer and author who works with the blind community on technology, digital, and information access issues. She will discuss her book, Structured Negotiation; A Winning Alt...