Episodes

April 1, 2008

Evan Frazier

Evan Frazier, Executive Director of the Hill House Association, discusses the programs and services of this non-profit organization.
March 25, 2008

Antionette Campbell

Antionette Campbell, author of From a Legend and Kingdom of Darkness into Poems of Hope, will be featured. Discussed on the show will be the book’s subject, which is a personal testimony of the restorative power of Jesus and ...
March 18, 2008

Janice Walbert and Lewis Kull

Janice Walbert, President of American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET), and Lewis Kull, Board Member, discuss the mission of this organization.
March 11, 2008

Brewster Thackeray

Brewster Thackeray, Senior Project Manager, Livable Communities for AARP’s Office of Social Impact, will discuss “Disability and the Elderly Generation”.
Feb. 26, 2008

Marcie Roth

Joyce welcomes Marcie Roth, Executive Director of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA). Issues discussed on the show will range from health care and people with disabilities, disabilities and the Presidential C...
Feb. 19, 2008

Allison Jones and Chaz Kellem

Allison Jones, Director of Boards-By-Design and Chaz Kellem, recent graduate and board member of the program will discuss in-depth the program mission, which is to benefit non-profit organizations, businesses, and individuals...
Feb. 12, 2008

Robert E. Coward, Jr.

Robert E. Coward, Jr., Co-Founder/Director, DIRECT Action (Disabled Individuals for Real Empowerment and Community Training and Chair/Spokesperson, Capital Area ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) discusses...
Feb. 5, 2008

Helen Roth

Helen Roth, Immediate Past Chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), will discuss the AAPD and the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Jan. 29, 2008

Neal Lutz, Ricco Brusco, and Jim Homme – Special Encore Presentation!

Neal Lutz, Director of Bender Consulting Services, Inc., as well as, Ricco Brusco, and Jim Homme, both Software Developers and Project Managers for Bender Consulting Services, Inc., discuss what employment means to people wit...
Jan. 22, 2008

Mac Gray

Joyce welcomes Mac Gray who will talk about his varied career as a motivational speaker and overcoming a motor cycle accident in 1984 which resulted in quadriplegia. Also discussed, will be his Decisions and Consequences prog...
Jan. 15, 2008

Ruth Anne Wood and Stash Serafin

Joyce welcomes, co-authors, Ruth Anne Wood and Stash Serafin, of You Can’t Get It ‘Cause You’ve Already Got It!, A blind figure skater and visionary writer's inspirational guide to moving through life. Discussed on the show w...
Jan. 8, 2008

John Matney

John Matney, Human Resources/Organizational Development Consultant and cultural diversity coach, will discuss his varied career and his experience living with bi-polar disorder, to motivate others.
Jan. 1, 2008

Neal Lutz, Ricco Brusco, and Jim Homme

Neal Lutz, Director of Bender Consulting Services, Inc., as well as, Ricco Brusco, and Jim Homme, both Software Developers and Project Managers for Bender Consulting Services, Inc., discuss what employment means to people wit...
Dec. 25, 2007

Celia Hindes and Greg Triko

Celia Hindes, Executive Director of Variety the Children's Charity, and Greg Triko, will discuss Variety’s programs and services.
Dec. 18, 2007

Nancy Stampahar

Joyce welcomes Nancy Stampahar, founder of Silver Lining Solutions® an organizational training and keynote speaking business, and author of Peace, Love, and Lemonade: A Recipe to Make Your Life Sweeter to the show. Discussed ...
Dec. 11, 2007

Tim Finnigan and Jamie Laurie

Joyce welcomes student participants in the National Epilepsy Foundation’s Kid’s Speak Up Advocacy Campaign; Tim Finnigan and Jamie Laurie. Discussed on the show will be the mission of this campaign in depth. The campaign prov...
Dec. 4, 2007

Dr. Donna Carol Maheady

Joyce welcomes Dr. Donna Carol Maheady, author of Nursing Students with Disabilities Change the Course and Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses working with disabilities discusses her advocacy work for the inclusion of nurses with d...
Nov. 20, 2007

Alan Faneca: Left Guard for the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers – Special Encore Presentation!

Back by popular demand, we will rebroadcast the November 7, 2006 episode of “Disability Matters with Joyce Bender”. Joyce welcomed Alan Faneca, Left Guard for the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers Football team. Discuss...
Nov. 13, 2007

Dr. Brien Smith

Dr. Brien Smith, Medical Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and National Board Director of the Epilepsy Foundation will discuss epilepsy, and the civil rights work ...
Nov. 6, 2007

Sandy Finucane

Sandy Finucane, vice president of Legal & Government Affairs for the National Epilepsy Foundation, will discuss her organization’s efforts to bring awareness to epilepsy and to improve the lives of people with epilepsy, as No...
Oct. 30, 2007

Michael Winter

Joyce welcomes Michael Winter, Director of the Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Civil Rights. Discussed on the show will be his office’s full range of Federal civil rights responsibilities as they apply to the Feder...
Oct. 23, 2007

Coleen Vuono and Tammy McNaughton

Joyce welcomes Coleen Vuono, Executive Director and Tammy McNaughton, Chairperson of the Pittsburgh Disability Employment Project for Freedom. Discussed on the show, will be the mission of this non-profit organization, which ...
Oct. 16, 2007

Dr. Christopher Rosa

Joyce welcomes Dr. Christopher Rosa, Director of Student Affairs for Disability and Veterans Services for the City University of New York as her guest. Discussed on the show will be the university’s student affairs programs r...
Oct. 9, 2007

Jim Dickson and Ramón Garcia

Joyce welcomes Jim Dickson, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and Ramón Garcia, Organizer of Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition. Discussed on the show ...