Episodes
Jan. 30, 2007
Jessica Gogan - of the Andy Warhol Museum
Jessica Gogan, Assistant Director for Education and Interpretation for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA will be discussing, Deadly Medicine: Creating a Master Race. This exhibition explores the Holocaust’s roots in th...
Jan. 23, 2007
VSA President - Soula Antoniou
Soula Antoniou, President of VSA arts will be featured with Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters” on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Discussed on the show will be the mission of this international, n...
Jan. 16, 2007
Debra Ruh: President and CEO of TecAccess
Debra Ruh, President and CEO of TecAccess will be featured with Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters”. Discussed on the show will be the mission of TecAccess, and her company’s numerous awards including the New Freedom Initiat...
Jan. 9, 2007
Enabling Human Capability Through Innovation
Frances West, Director of the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center joins Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters”.
Dec. 19, 2006
International Best-Selling Author, Karin Slaughter
International best-selling author, Karin Slaughter is the featured guest on Disability Matters with Joyce Bender. Discussed is Karin’s new book, “TripTych”, which features a character with a disability.
Dec. 12, 2006
Tom Ridge
Chair of the National Organization on Disability (NOD), Former Secretary of Homeland Security, and Former Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Ridge is the honored guest of Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters”. He discusses his past...
Dec. 5, 2006
Mark Ashby: Living with Epilepsy and Ironman Triathlete
Mark Ashby is a person living with epilepsy who between April and October of 2005 completed the Ironman Arizona and the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, in addition to five half-Ironman triathlons. In two of the half-Iro...
Nov. 28, 2006
Tony Coelho: Author of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Chairman of the National Epilepsy Foundation
The Honorable Tony Coelho, former Democratic California Congressman, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and current Chairman of the National Epilepsy Foundation joins Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters”. Thi...
Nov. 21, 2006
2006 New Freedom Initiative Award Recipient – Highmark, Inc.
Dr. Kenneth Melani, President and CEO of Highmark, Inc., discusses Highmark’s achievement as the recipient of the 2006 New Freedom Initiative Award sponsored by the Bush Administration and the Department of Labor.
Nov. 14, 2006
Dr. Steve Schachter: Seizure Prevention Drugs
Joyce welcomes Dr. Steve Schachter, Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and past Chair of the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation. Tune in as Dr. Schachter discusses his research involving s...
Nov. 7, 2006
Alan Faneca: Left Guard for the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
Tune in as Joyce talks with Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers’ Left Guard, Alan Faneca. Alan does more than play football. He dedicates his time to charity work as well. Alan talks with Joyce about his volunteer work wi...
Oct. 31, 2006
Doro Koch: “My Father, My President”
Joining Joyce is Doro Koch, author and daughter of President George H.W. Bush to discuss her new book “My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush”.
Oct. 24, 2006
Matthew Sanford: Mind Body Solutions
It took a devastating car accident, paralysis from the chest down, and dependence on a wheelchair before Matthew Sanford truly realized the importance of his body. He has been rolling into his body ever since. After the accid...
Oct. 17, 2006
Ginny Thornburgh: Religion and Disability Program
Tune in as Joyce welcomes Ginny Thornburgh, who founded and directs the Religion and Disability Program of the National Organization on Disability. Ginny talks about her work to ensure that places of worship for all faiths ar...
Oct. 10, 2006
One Percent Coalition
Tune in as Joyce talks with Brandon M. Macsata, consultant for the One Percent Coalition. The One Percent Coalition is committed to the achievable goal of helping at least one percent (94,000) of severely disabled Americans f...
Oct. 3, 2006
Jack Roseman: Outrageous Optimism
It takes a fellow CEO to know how to truly grasp the challenges that confront a CEO. With a point of view and judgment that only real life experience as a CEO can produce, The Roseman Institute provides coaching, mentoring an...
Sept. 26, 2006
Edwin Black: Internal Combustion
Edwin Black is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling investigative author of 50 bestselling editions in 13 languages in 60 countries, as well as scores of newspaper and magazine articles in the leadi...
Sept. 19, 2006
John A. Lancaster: Independent Living Centers
John A. Lancaster, Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) (http://www.ncil.org), makes his fourth appearance with Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters”. Tune in as Joyce and John discuss the mi...
Sept. 12, 2006
Student Business Leadership Program in Delaware
Tune in as Joyce talks with Debbie Scott of New Castle, Delaware Vo-Tech and Leanne Thomas, HR Service Delivery Manager at Computer Sciences Corporation about the student business leadership program in Delaware.
Sept. 5, 2006
National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth
: Joyce welcomes Rebecca Hare, Project Coordinator for the National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington DC. NCLD-Youth is one of 15 Youth Led Reso...
Aug. 29, 2006
Peter Blanck: The Burton Blatt Institute
The Burton Blatt Institute, located at Syracuse University, will build the premier organization to advance civic, economic, and social participation of persons with disabilities in a global society by creating a collaborative...
Aug. 22, 2006
Highmark: Providing Freedom and Independence to People with Disabilities Through Competitive Employment Opportunities
Joining Joyce on “Disability Matters” is Darren Macioce, Senior Vice President, Customer and Analytic Operations for Highmark, Inc.
Aug. 15, 2006
Achieva – Supporting Children and Adults with Disabilities
Joining Joyce is Marsha Blanco, President and CEO of Achieva (achieva.info). Tune in as they discuss the programs and services provided by Achieva to people with disabilities. Achieva is a non-profit organization, founded in ...
Aug. 1, 2006
Cinda Hughes: Disabilities In The Native American Community
Joining Joyce is Cinda Hughes, Legislative Associate with the National Congress of American Indians (http://www.ncai.org) in Washington, D.C. An enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe, Ms. Hughes was Miss Wheelchair America 2004,...