Episodes
Aug. 23, 2011
Ken Spangler
Joyce welcomes Ken Spangler, senior vice president, Information Technology, and CIO for FedEx Ground He will discuss the company’s commitment to diversity, including hiring people with disabilities. Mr. Spangler will also dis...
Aug. 16, 2011
Matthew Ray
Joyce welcomes Matthew Ray, EVP and CIO for Highmark, Inc. He will discuss Highmark’s long-standing commitment to hiring people with disabilities, the company’s demonstrated experience in this area, and what he believes it me...
Aug. 9, 2011
John Walsh
Joyce welcomes John Walsh, vice president and program manager, TSA ITIP, Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Group for CSC. He will discuss CSC’s commitment to hiring people with disabilities, the company’s demonstrated e...
Aug. 2, 2011
Rex Althoff
Joyce welcomes Rex Althoff, Chief Information Officer and President, Technology, Federated Services Company, a division of Federated Investors, Inc. He will discuss the importance of hiring people with disabilities and his pa...
July 26, 2011
Special Encore Presentation: IDAR Dart
IDAR Dart, daughter of the late Disability Rights Leader, Justin Dart, will be discussing her father’s life-long mission to ensure that people with disabilities obtain civil rights.
July 19, 2011
Senator Tom Harkin
Joyce’s honored guest will be Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) of the United States Senate. As we approach July 26th, the anniversary of the signing of the ADA, Senator Harkin will discuss his April 2011 speech to the United States ...
July 12, 2011
Mark Perriello
Joyce welcomes Mark Perriello, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). The AAPD is the largest cross-disability organization for people with disabilities. Mr. Perriello, who has had a...
July 5, 2011
Tony Coelho
Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and immediate past chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) to the show. Mr. Coelho will discuss his pe...
June 28, 2011
Commissioner Karen Tamley
Joyce welcomes Commissioner Karen Tamley, from the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to the show. Ms. Tamley was named Commissioner of the MOPD by Richard M. Daley in March of 2005. MOPD promotes total access...
June 21, 2011
Marca Bristo
Joyce welcomes Marca Bristo, board president of United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD), to the show. Ms. Bristo will discuss the organization's mission, to catalyze and help focus the energy, expertise an...
June 14, 2011
Special Encore Presentation: Connor Doran
Back by popular demand, we will be re-airing the May 31, 2011 Disability Matters with Joyce Bender show featuring 18 year-old Connor Doran, champion indoor kite flyer and person living with epilepsy. Connor will discuss how h...
June 7, 2011
Peter Rousseau
Joyce welcomes Peter Rousseau, to the show. Mr. Rousseau will discuss living with Asperger's Syndrome as a child and as an adult, including his techniques for dealing with childhood bullying. He will also share how he is usin...
May 31, 2011
Connor Doran
Joyce welcomes 18 year-old Connor Doran, champion indoor kite flyer and person living with epilepsy. Connor will discuss how he became interested in kite flying, his recent notoriety as a contestant on America’s Got Talent in...
May 24, 2011
Evan Frazier
Joyce welcomes Evan Frazier, senior vice president of community affairs for Highmark, Inc. to the show. Mr. Frazier will discuss plans for the 31st National Paralyzed Veterans Wheelchair Games. Highmark is a corporate sponsor...
May 17, 2011
Debbie Scott
Joyce welcomes Debbie Scott, district school-to-work transition coordinator New Castle County Vo-Tech School District in Delaware and David Scott, graduate of the Bender Leadership Academy Program. Debbie will discuss her wor...
May 10, 2011
Special Encore Presentation: Chai Feldblum
Joyce’s honored guest is Chai Feldblum, Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC released its final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) on March 24, 2011. The regul...
May 3, 2011
Diane DuFour-Gaudio
Joyce welcomes Diane DuFour-Gaudio, who is affiliated with the Beaver Valley intermediate Unit, holding various positions over the past 30 years, from instructor to her current position as Transition Consultant for the Beaver...
April 26, 2011
Dr. Brien Smith
Joyce welcomes Dr. Brien Smith, chair-elect of the national Epilepsy Foundation. Discussed on the show will be his goals for the organization during his two–year tenure as chair, which will begin in mid-May 2011.
April 19, 2011
Mike Schneck
Joyce welcomes Mike Schneck , president of the board of directors of Variety the Children’s Charity. The organization’s mission is to assist children with mental and physical disabilities and other health challenges, 21 years...
April 12, 2011
Brandon Macsata
Joyce welcomes Brandon Macsata, Managing Partner of the Macsata–Kornegay Group, Inc.(TMKG) and advocate for people with disabilities. TMKG is a national political and fundraising consulting firm specializing in grassroots cam...
April 5, 2011
Chai Feldblum
Joyce’s honored guest is Chai Feldblum, Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC released its final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) on March 24, 2011. The regul...
March 29, 2011
Michael Keenan
Michael Keenan, member of the board of directors, national Epilepsy Foundation will discuss the 2011 Boots & Suits Gala, to benefit the national Epilepsy Foundation on Tuesday March 29, 2011, his work with the national Epilep...
March 22, 2011
Kevin Bales
Joyce welcomes back live, Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and co-founder of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). He...
March 15, 2011
Brett Eisenberg
Joyce welcomes Brett Eisenberg, executive director for Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS), which is an independent living center in New York. He will discuss his role and the mission of this organization.