Episodes
July 21, 2009
Tony Coelho
Joyce welcomes Tony Coelho, newly elected board chairman of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the major sponsor of the ADA Amendments Act, signe...
July 14, 2009
Kelly Buckland
Joyce welcomes back Kelly Buckland, Executive Director of the National Council of Independent Living (NCIL), from his earlier July 7, 2009, visit on the show. The discussion will center around a celebration of the Americans w...
July 7, 2009
Senator Tom Harkin
Joyce’s honored guest will be Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) of the United States Senate. Senator Harkin will discuss his distinguished career in public service, and his commitment to helping people with disabilities live independ...
June 30, 2009
Joel Snyder
Joyce welcomes Joel Snyder, founder, president, and CEO of Audio Description Associates. He is currently serving as the Director of the American Council of the Blind’s (ACB) new Audio Description Project, designed to boost aw...
June 23, 2009
Kathy West
Joyce welcomes Kathy West, Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County. Ms. West will discuss the mission and programs of this affiliate.
June 16, 2009
Joseph LaMountain, Jonathan McCalla, and Allison Baker
Joyce welcomes Joseph LaMountain, Director of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Epilepsy Foundation, and two students from the Kids Speak Up Campaign, Jonathan McCalla, and Allison Baker. They will discuss the campaign, wh...
June 9, 2009
Lee Grossman
Joyce welcomes Lee Grossman, president of the Autism Society of America (ASA), who will discuss in depth the mission of this organization that was founded in 1965. The ASA's goal is to increase public awareness about autism a...
June 2, 2009
Jane Orringer, Carolyn Crates, and Chris Cugini
Joyce welcomes Jane Orringer, Carolyn Crates, and Chris Cugini, high school students with disabilities from Fox Chapel High School in Pittsburgh, PA, who were part of 2008-2009 Bender Student Leadership Academy. This program ...
May 26, 2009
Scott Cooper
Joyce welcomes Scott Cooper, Founder of the It’s Our Story project at, dmi-us.blogspot.com. Scott will discuss the creation of this blog and project. Scott is on a one year journey of America adding new voices and images to t...
May 19, 2009
Janice Walbert and Lewis Kull – Special Encore Presentation!
In memoriam of the late Lewis Kull, member of the Board of Directors of ABRET, Joyce will replay the March 18, 2008 show of “Disability Matters with Joyce Bender” with him and Janice Walbert, Executive Director.
May 12, 2009
Jonathan J. Kaufman
Joyce welcomes the President and Disability Strategist, for disabilityworks, Inc., Jonathan J. Kaufman. As a person with Cerebral Palsy, Mr. Kaufman will discuss the mission of his consulting firm, which helps corporations, g...
May 5, 2009
Debbie Goss
Joyce welcomes Debbie Goss, President and CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago, who will discuss the mission of this organization and explain what they are doing to end the stigma associated with epilepsy.
April 28, 2009
Robert David Hall
Joyce welcomes actor and disability advocate, Robert David Hall of CBS “CSI: Criminal Scene Investigation whose other credits include recurring roles in The Practice and L.A. Law and guest-starring roles in The West Wing, and...
April 21, 2009
Greg Grunberg
Joyce welcomes Greg Grunberg, Hollywood actor, and star of HEROES, ALIAS and FELICITY, who will discuss TalkAbout It.org. Mr. Grunberg created this website, and public awareness campaign in collaboration with the Epilepsy Fou...
April 14, 2009
Joe Valenzano
Joe Valenzano, president and CEO of Exceptional Parent Global Communications (EPGC), Inc., discusses his advocacy work through the magazine to help parents of children with disabilities.
April 7, 2009
Lou Orslene and Anne Hirsh
Joyce welcomes Lou Orslene, Co-Director of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and Anne Hirsh, Co-Director of JAN. They will be discuss the purpose of this organization, which is a service of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Of...
March 31, 2009
Darius Weems and Logan Smalley
Darius Weems and Producer/Director, Logan Smalley, discuss the documentary Darius Goes West. The documentary revolves around Darius, a teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, who, because of his disease, had never left his...
March 24, 2009
Dr. Ann Kulze and Suzanne W. “Suzy” Broadhurst – Special Encore Presentation!
Joyce welcomes Dr. Ann Kulze, nationally recognized expert and motivational speaker in the areas of nutrition, healthy lifestyles and disease prevention and Suzanne W. “Suzy” Broadhurst, active Western Pennsylvania public ser...
March 17, 2009
Jonathan Young – Special Encore Presentation!
Joyce welcomes Jonathan Young, Senior Counsel for FoxKiser and advocate for people with disabilities to the show. He will discuss a number of topics including his past work in the executive office of the President as the asso...
March 10, 2009
Dr. Ann Kulze and Suzanne W. “Suzy” Broadhurst
Joyce welcomes Dr. Ann Kulze, nationally recognized expert and motivational speaker in the areas of nutrition, healthy lifestyles and disease prevention and Suzanne W. “Suzy” Broadhurst, active Western Pennsylvania public ser...
March 3, 2009
Dr. Richard Horne
Joyce welcomes Dr. Richard Horne who currently serves as the Director for the Division of Policy Planning and Research at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Among the topics discusse...
Feb. 24, 2009
Denise Pease
Joyce welcomes Denise Pease, a member of the Executive Board of the National Epilepsy Foundation. Discussed on the show will be living with Epilepsy and the foundation’s role in helping African Americans with epilepsy.
Feb. 17, 2009
Jonathan Young
Joyce welcomes Jonathan Young, Senior Counsel for FoxKiser and advocate for people with disabilities to the show. He will discuss a number of topics including his past work in the executive office of the President as the asso...
Feb. 10, 2009
Gregory G. Dell'Omo, Ph.D.
Joyce welcomes Gregory G. Dell'Omo, Ph.D., President of Robert Morris University, to the show. President Dell’Omo will talk about his vision for the university and his commitment to diversity and inclusion of people with disa...