Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...

Joyce welcomes Lawrence Carter-Long, executive director of Disability Network of NYC. He will discuss his work with this non-profit organization, which brings people, government and industry together to find solutions to the ...

Joyce welcomes Gail Pundsack, executive director of the Epilepsy Foundation in Colorado. Ms. Pundsack will discuss the mission and programs of this affiliate.

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...

Joyce welcomes two Bender Leadership Academy high school students, Michael Gandy of Beaver Falls High School, and Emilee Butera of Ambridge Area High School. The Bender Leadership Academy trains high school students with disa...

The Joyce welcomes Don Dew president and founder of ReachOutUSA, a Kansas-based organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual disabled people in the United States. ReachOutUSA provides services for t...

Joyce welcomes Julie McCawley , an 11th grade youth leader with the Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Foundation (SJS). Discussed on the show will be her leadership role, how she deals with bullying in school, and her recent luncheon ...

Joyce’s featured guests are Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy. A range of topics will be discussed on the show, including O...

Joyce’s honored guest is Susan Axelrod, president and founding member of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE). In 1998, Axelrod and two other mothers, frustrated with their inability to protect their children from ...

Joyce welcomes Kristin Schkade, Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation’s National Youth Council, which comprises 10 young adults, ages 18 to 24 who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in the epilepsy community. Ms. Schkade wil...

Joyce welcomes Donna Stahlhut, executive director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas (Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth). During the show she will discuss the ways in which this chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation is helping tho...

Joyce’s honored guest is Susan Axelrod, president and founding member of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE). In 1998, Axelrod and two other mothers, frustrated with their inability to protect their children from ...

Joyce welcomes Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). Among the topics discussed on the show will be the mission of NCIL, which is to help people with disabilities lead indepe...

Joyce’s honored guest is Kathy Martinez, United States Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in the Department of Labor. During the show Assistant Secretary Martinez will share what it means to her to ha...

Joyce welcomes Christine M. Griffin, acting vice chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Discussed on the show will be the ADA Amendments Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on...

Joyce’s featured guests are Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy. A range of topics will be discussed on the show, including O...

Joyce welcomes Celia Hindes, executive director of Variety the Children’s Charity in Pittsburgh, PA. The topic will be the mission and programs of this non-profit agency dedicated to enriching the lives of children with disab...

Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, president and CEO, of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). He will be discussing the mission and goals of the country's largest cross-disability membership organization, o...

Joyce welcomes Michael Couch, President of Michael Couch and Associates Inc., a versatile consulting practice focused on dramatically improving the capability of organizations, teams, and individuals.

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...

Joyce welcomes Stephanie L. Walsh, MSW, LSW, executive director of The Center for Victims of Violence and Crime (CVVC), in Pittsburgh, PA. Discussed on the show will be the mission of the CVVC, which is a community-based not-...