Episodes
Jan. 10, 2017
Jeremy Shapira, head of special projects inclusion and diversity-Giant Eagle, Inc.
Joyce welcomes Jeremy Shapira, head of special projects inclusion and diversity at Giant Eagle, Inc. Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh, PA has a long history of hiring and training workers with disabilities. For decades, the O'Hara-b...
Jan. 3, 2017
Apoorva N. Gandhi, VP, multi-cultural markets and alliances for Marrott International
Joyce welcomes Apoorva N. Gandhi, Marriott International vice president, multi-cultural markets and alliances to the show. Gandhi is responsible for creating and executing an externally focused global strategy that builds pre...
Dec. 27, 2016
Debra Ruh, CEO of Ruh Global Communications
Joyce welcomes Debra Ruh, chief executive officer of Ruh Global Communications, a technology, strategic communications, and digital marketing firm helping corporations strategically include people with disabilities. The firm ...
Dec. 20, 2016
Mission of World Vision
Joyce welcomes Jeff Fields, site manager for World Vision’s Global Distribution Center in Sewickley, PA. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communitie...
Dec. 13, 2016
Epilepsy Foundation of Western-Central Pennsylvanica
Joyce welcomes Peggy Beem-Jelley, president and CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania (EFWCP) to the show. Ms. Beem-Jelley will share information about epilepsy including what it is and the different ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Encore: Christine Griffin: Executive Director of the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts
Joyce welcomes disability leader, Christine Griffin, and executive director of the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts to the show. Also included will be Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act. They wil...
Nov. 29, 2016
The Honorable Tony Coelho Discusses Living with Epilepsy and the Need for Greater Awareness During National Epilepsy Month
Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, former California congressman and author of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He will discuss his personal journey with epilepsy and the importance of increasing understanding abou...
Nov. 22, 2016
Peri Jude Redecic -Disability Rights Network of PA
Joyce welcomes Peri Jude Radecic, chief executive officer of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania. During the show, Ms. Radecic will discuss the mission of the organization in depth, which is to advance, protect, and...
Nov. 15, 2016
Christine Griffin: Executive Director of the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts
Joyce welcomes disability leader, Christine Griffin, and executive director of the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts to the show. Also included will be Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act. They wil...
Nov. 1, 2016
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
In recognition of November as National Epilepsy Awareness month, Joyce welcomes Donna Stahlhut, CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas, Houston/Dallas-Fort Worth/West Texas. Ms Stahlhut will discuss the mission of this organ...
Oct. 25, 2016
Bender Lead On Team and Sam Miller Award Winners
Joyce welcomes Gerald Homme, chairman of the Bender Lead On Team: Ginny Emerson, mother of the late, Sam Miller: Olivia Stevenson, and Gwen Jackson to discuss the Bender Lead On Team. The Bender Lead On Team assists high scho...
Oct. 18, 2016
Anastasia Somoza, Disability Advocate and Speaker at the 2016 DNC
Joyce welcomes disability advocate, Anastasia Somoza, speaker during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on July 26, 2016. Ms. Somoza gave the delegates and convention viewers a moving speech on Americans wi...
Oct. 11, 2016
Tim Creagan and the U.S. ACCESS Board
Joyce welcomes Tim Creagan, Senior Accessibility Specialist-Information Technology, with the U.S. Access Board. The Access Board is an independent federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through lea...
Oct. 4, 2016
Highmark Health Solutions Careers2B Program.
Joyce welcomes Lisa Krause, manager, Corporate Systems for HM Health Solutions. and Lonie Haynes, vice president Diversity and Inclusion for Highmark Health. Both guests will discuss the Careers2B Program, a unique collaborat...
Sept. 27, 2016
Episode title National Council on Independent Living Mission
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 ...
Sept. 13, 2016
Variety the Children's Charity Pittsburgh and the Annual Variety Gala, Friday, November 4, 2016
Joyce welcomes Charlie LaVallee, chief executive officer, and Mike Schneck, board member, of Variety the Children’s Charity of Pittsburgh. Variety's programs and services are designed to empower children with disabilities by ...
Sept. 6, 2016
Hillary for America Campaign
Joyce’s honored guest will be Vivek Viswanathan policy advisor on the staff of Hillary for America, and has been with the campaign since it launched in the spring of 2015. Since joining Hillary for America, he has worked clos...
Aug. 23, 2016
Jill Houghton Talks About the USBLN Conference September 19 -22 2016 in Orlando Florida
Joyce welcomes Jill Houghton, Executive Director of the US Business Leadership Network® -USBLN-®. She will discuss the 2016 USBLN® Conference September 19-22, 2016 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL.
Aug. 16, 2016
Josh Christianson, project director for Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology-PEAT
Joyce welcomes Josh Christianson, project director, for Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology -PEAT-. PEAT is multi-faceted initiative to foster collaboration and action around accessible technology in the workp...
Aug. 9, 2016
Athletes VS Epilepsy Initiative
Joyce welcomes Sam Estes, Co-chair of the Athletes vs. Epilepsy Initiative, a nationwide program for athletes, coaches, volunteers, and fans to raise awareness and funds for the Epilepsy Foundation’s mission to lead the fight...
Aug. 2, 2016
Janice L. Leher-Stein and Her Role with the NCD
Joyce welcomes Janice L. Lehrer-Stein, Member of the National Council on Disability -NCD- to the show. NCD is an independent federal agency that advices the President, Congress and other federal agencies regarding policies, p...
July 19, 2016
The Honorable Tony Coelho, Reflections on Passage and Progress of the ADA
Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the show.
July 12, 2016
Andy Imparato -Executive Director of AUCD
Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, Executive Director of The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). AUCD is a membership organization that supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdiscip...
July 5, 2016
Judith Heumann -Lifelong Disability Rights Advocate is Guest.
In honor of the 26th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act this month, Joyce welcomes Judith Heumann, an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate.