Episodes
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...
Feb. 23, 2010
Denise Pease
Joyce welcomes Denise Pease, board officer for the National Epilepsy Foundation, and chair of the Know the Difference campaign. She will discuss this African American Initiative ,which is designed to raise awareness of epilep...
Feb. 16, 2010
Dr. Kevin Bales
Joyce welcomes Dr. Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and president of Free the Slaves, the US sister organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world’s oldest human rights organization). He wi...
Feb. 9, 2010
Kathy Martinez
Joyce welcomes Kathy Martinez, Assistant Secretary Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor. She will discuss the federal government’s commitment to increasing the employment of people with disa...
Feb. 2, 2010
Jim Abrahams
Joyce welcomes Jim Abrahams to the show, who is an American film writer, director, and producer. Mr. Abrahams is also the co-founder, and executive director of the Charlie Foundation, which was established in 1994 in order to...
Jan. 26, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Ginny Thornburgh
Joyce’s honored guest is Ginny Thornburgh, director of the Interfaith Initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). The initiative’s mission is to support people with disabilities and their famili...
Jan. 19, 2010
David Dikter
Joyce welcomes David Dikter, executive director of Assistive Technology Industry Association. He will discuss the mission of this non-profit membership organization made up of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technolog...