Episodes
Dec. 14, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Tony Coelho
Back by popular demand, we will be rebroadcasting the November 23, 2010 edition of Disability Matters with Joyce Bender on December 14, 2010. Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities...
Dec. 7, 2010
Betsy Valnes
Joyce welcomes Betsy Valnes, executive director of the National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN). The NYLN is a youth-led organization that works to build power among people with disabilities between the ages of 16-28 years. T...
Nov. 30, 2010
Ken Lowenberg
Joyce welcomes Ken Lowenberg, Senior Director of Communications, national Epilepsy Foundation. He will be discussing his efforts to lead the Foundation’s collaboration with the actor Greg Grunberg to create TalkAboutIt.org – ...
Nov. 23, 2010
Tony Coelho
Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities. Discussed on the show will be his personal experience as a person liv...
Nov. 16, 2010
Chair-elect of the national Epilepsy Foundation, Dr. Brien Smith, Medical Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program Henry Ford Hospital
Joyce welcomes chair-elect of the national Epilepsy Foundation, Dr. Brien Smith, from Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Smith will discuss the importance of National Epilepsy Month, the problems that occur for pe...
Nov. 9, 2010
Ryan Dillon
Joyce welcomes Ryan Dillon, who is living with epilepsy, and a member of the Epilepsy Foundation’s national board. After moving to our nation’s capitol to serve as a congressional aide, Ryan finally brought his seizures into ...
Nov. 2, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Kristin Schkade
Joyce welcomes Kristin Schkade, Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation’s National Youth Council, which is comprised of 10 young adults, ages 18 to 24 who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in the epilepsy community. Ms. Schka...
Oct. 26, 2010
Crosby Cromwell
Joyce welcomes Crosby Cromwell, senior manager of Corporate Affairs at Wal-Mart. She will discuss the company’s commitment to hiring people with disabilities as part of their workforce.
Oct. 19, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Roger DeRose, Carol Glazer and Humphrey Taylor
Joyce welcomes Carol Glazer, president of the National Organization on Disability (NOD), Roger DeRose, president of Kessler Foundation, and Humphrey Taylor, chairman of The Harris Poll, a service of Harris Interactive. Discus...
Oct. 12, 2010
Roger DeRose, Carol Glazer and Humphrey Taylor
Joyce welcomes Carol Glazer, president of the National Organization on Disability (NOD), Roger DeRose, president of Kessler Foundation, and Humphrey Taylor, chairman of The Harris Poll, a service of Harris Interactive. Discus...
Oct. 5, 2010
Andy Imparato
Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, president of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Mary Davis, vice president, IT Infrastructure Solutions for CSC. They will discuss the upcoming conference on employme...
Sept. 28, 2010
Brenda High
Joyce welcomes Brenda High, author of Bullycide In America, and founder of Bully Police USA, a watch-dog organization - advocating for bullied children and reporting on state anti-bullying laws. She will discuss in depth, the...
Sept. 21, 2010
Kevin Epling
Joyce welcomes Kevin Epling, co-director of Bully Police USA, a watch-dog organization - advocating for bullied children and reporting on state anti-bullying laws. He is also legislative liaison for Bully Police Michigan, a s...
Sept. 14, 2010
Gerald Homme
Joyce welcomes Gerald Homme, chairman of the Bender Lead On Team and three other members of this youth-run advocacy group, Nathanial (Nate) Bowden, Laura Thien, and Staci Forrest. They will discuss in depth, the mission of th...
Sept. 7, 2010
Julie McCawley
Joyce welcomes Julie McCawley, a 17 year-old high school senior from Westminster, Colorado. At 11 months old Julie suffered from Stevens - Johnson Syndrome (SJS), an adverse reaction to medication from Phenobarbital to contro...
Aug. 31, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Pat Shiu
Joyce’s honored guest is Pat Shiu, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor. She will discuss her duties since she was appointed by President Obama and her plans to help increa...
Aug. 24, 2010
Samir Bangalore
Joyce welcomes Dr. Samir Bangalore to the show. Affiliated with Sunrise Hospital Medical Center, in Las Vegas, NV, Dr. Bangalore is a specialist in Neurology including experience with epilepsy. In addition, he has won numerou...
Aug. 17, 2010
Evan Frazier
Joyce welcomes Evan Frazier, senior vice president of Community Affairs for Highmark Inc. Discussed on the show will be Highmark’s commitment to hiring people with disabilities, community diversity, and its stance on bullying...
Aug. 10, 2010
“In Remembrance”
Joyce welcomes members of the band “In Remembrance”. The band performed at the 2010 National Epilepsy Walk in Washington, D.C. as Nick Harris, the band’s original drummer is living with epilepsy. Through music, the band seeks...
Aug. 3, 2010
Audrey Russo
Joyce welcomes Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Discussed on the show will be the mission of this organization, as well as the ways in which the group gets involved in the business communi...
July 27, 2010
Kathy Martinez
Joyce’s honored guest is Kathy Martinez, United States Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in the Department of Labor. She will discuss the work that is being done within ODEP and the Obama Administrat...
July 20, 2010
Tony Coelho
Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, former congressman, and author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He will discuss the long journey he went through to gather support for the passage of this ground breaking...
July 13, 2010
Dick and Ginny Thornburgh
Joyce welcomes former Governor of Pennsylvania and Attorney General of the United States, Dick Thornburgh and his wife Ginny Thornburgh to the show. The Thornburghs will share their impressions of the impact of the Americans ...
July 6, 2010
Andy Imparato
Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). He will discuss the mission of the organization, the impact that the Americans with Disabilities Act has had on t...