Episodes

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...
June 29, 2010

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...
June 22, 2010

Kelly Buckland

Joyce welcomes Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council of Independent Living (NCIL). Discussed on the show will be the NCIL Conference, July 19, 2010 through July 22, 2010 in Washington D.C.
June 15, 2010

Bill Baldwin and Christina Coulston

Joyce welcomes Bill Baldwin and Christina Coulston, two high school students from Fox Chapel School District who recently participated in the Bender Leadership Academy. The class prepares high school students with disabilitie...
June 8, 2010

Geoff Pope

Joyce’s honored guest is Geoff Pope, cornerback, NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Geoff will discuss his off the field charity work with the National Epilepsy Foundation and his personal reason for getting involved to inspire those...
June 1, 2010

Brien Smith

Joyce welcomes chair-elect of the National Epilepsy Foundation, Brien Smith, M.D., Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Smith will discuss his current service on the Epilep...
May 25, 2010

Amy Hawthorne and Dr. Raymond

Joyce welcomes Amy Hawthorne and Dr. Raymond Comenzo, Medical Director of the Blood Bank, Stem Cell Processing Laboratory; The Neely Cell Therapy and Collection Center at Tufts Medical Center, and an attending physician in th...
May 18, 2010

Robert F. Norton

Joyce welcomes COL Robert F. Norton, USA-Ret., deputy director Government Relations, for Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). He will discuss the mission of MOAA, which is the nation's largest and most influential...
May 11, 2010

Jonathan Young

Joyce welcomes Jonathan Young, the newly appointed chairman of the board of the National Council on Disability (NCD), and vice chair of the Committee on Disability Power & Pride. Jonathan will discuss his new role at NCD and ...
May 4, 2010

Andy Imparato and Tracie Saab

Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and Tracie Saab, with the Job Accommodations Network (JAN), and project manager for the Campaign for Disability E...
April 27, 2010

Arlene Gorelick

Joyce welcomes Arlene Gorelick, president of the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan since 1989, to the show. Ms. Gorelick will discuss the current mission and goals of this affiliate, as well as the accomplishments this organiza...
April 20, 2010

Madonna Long

Joyce welcomes Madonna Long, Managing Editor of Chloe Magazine Online. Ms. Long will discuss the mission of this full scale women's magazine for women who are disabled published with the intent to showcase the positive impact...
April 13, 2010

Steven B. Shivak

Joyce welcomes Steven B. Shivak, executive director of the American Diabetes Association of Western Pennsylvania. Among the topics discussed on the show will be the fact that diabetes is considered a disability and as such, i...
April 6, 2010

Seth Harris

Joyce’s honored guest is United States Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Seth Harris. He will discuss the Obama Administration’s commitment to increasing the employment of people with disabilities within the private sector...
March 30, 2010

Stephen Bennett

Joyce welcomes Stephen Bennett, president and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy, (UCP). He will discuss the mission, programs and services of this organization.
March 23, 2010

Jeannie Maul

Ms. Maul is Vice President and Global Account Executive for the DuPont account as part of CSC’s Managed Services Sector with Global Responsibility for New Business Development, Account Performance, Marketing and Financial Man...
March 16, 2010

Philip M. Gattone, M.Ed.

Joyce welcomes Philip M. Gattone, M.Ed., President and CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago. He will discuss the mission of this affiliate and his personal commitment to helping people with disabilities.
March 9, 2010

George Kettner

Joyce welcomes George Kettner, president of Economic Systems Inc. (Econsys), based in Falls Church, VA. Mr. Kettner will discuss his recent work with the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy to conduct...
March 2, 2010

Christine Griffin

Joyce welcomes Christine Griffin, newly appointed deputy director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Ms. Griffin will discuss her role within OPM and her commitment to diversity, including her efforts to increa...