"It's about Paychecks Not Pity.®"

As the first Certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE), Bender Consulting Services, Inc. has been at the epicenter of disability inclusion and accessibility growth and innovation since 1995.

Experience the difference.

Nearly 100% of Bender customers will hire a second person with a disability.

Over 90% of consultants placed through Bender are successful.

Joyce Bender

Support Your Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives

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Test for Digital Accessibility

Engage digital accessibility experts to test your apps, websites, documents, and kiosks for compliance with the latest standards and regulations or build a conformance report (VPAT)

Build an Inclusion Strategy

Build an Inclusion Strategy

Harness 30 years of disability inclusion and accessibility expertise to identify barriers and build competitive strategies that address the candidate, employee, and customer experiences.

Hire A Disability Leader

Hire a Disability Leader

Utilize our expertise in retained search strategies and network within the disability community to ensure the leadership at your nonprofit represents the community you serve.

Identify barriers and build strategy

Train Your Workforce

Equip your workforce with the knowledge needed to become leaders in the area of disability employment by addressing myths and identifying best practices when in inclusion.

Disability Inclusion is Just Good Business

As a woman living with disabilities, Joyce founded Bender Consulting Services, Inc. on the belief that inclusion of people with disabilities is a sound business investment. With 1 in 4 adults in America living with disability, adding people with disabilities significantly impacts the size of your talent pool. We know it’s not just the size of your talent pool that matters, but also the return on investment. Companies who are inclusive of people with disabilities experience increased profitability and productivity.

Contact us to learn more about how we can impact your business.

Disability News and Insights

Debra Germany

Debra Germany: Helping Current/Former Incarcerated Adults and At-Risk Youth Reach Full Potential

Joyce welcomes Debra Germany the Executive Director of Divine Intervention Ministries (DMI).

Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff Receives Prestigious Tony Coelho Award

In recognition of her outstanding contributions and advocacy for the disability community, renowned journalist, Judy Woodruff was presented with the Tony Coelho Award.

Paychecks Not Pity

Paychecks Not Pity®

Paychecks not Pity® is about hiring people with disabilities because they have the qualifications to do the job.

Tony Coelho + Joyce Bender

Disability Employment Equity: Collaboration with Coelho/Disability:IN

Be a part of the realization of the full dream of the ADA by engaging Bender to hire people with disabilities in competitive job roles.

Mary Brougher

In Memory of Mary Brougher: #NotAshamed

Learn about Bender Leadership Academy’s #NotAshamed campaign supporting youth with mental health disabilities and honoring the contributions of Mary Brougher.

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