Recent Disability Matters Podcast Episodes

Encore Judith Heumann, Disability Rights Leader Discusses Memoir

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT

As a special gift to listeners this holiday season here is a rebroadcast from December 15, 2020. Joyce welcomed the late Judith Heumann, internationally recognized leader in the disability rights independent living movement, to the show. Ms. Heumann worked with a wide range of activist organizations (including the Berkeley Center for Independent Living and the American Association of People with Disabilities), NGOs, and governments since the 1970s and contributed greatly to the development of human rights legislation and policy benefiting disabled people. In the show, she discussed her memoir, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist,” which was published in February 2020.



Mercer, Libengood, Beggs: North Way Christian Communities’ Goals

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Joyce welcomes Prayer Pastor Mary Mercer, Executive Pastor of Ministry, Shannon Libengood, and Digital Director, Amanda Beggs, from North Way Christian Community Church in Wexford, PA to the show. The guests will highlight the programs that this community of faith offers this holiday season and year-round.



Blog Posts

Group Of Diverse With Their Resume People Waiting For Job Interview

3 Practical Tips for Creating an Inclusive Interview Experience for Candidates with Disabilities

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is at an end, but the momentum does not have to stop. It is time to turn all that awareness into action and hire Read More »

5 Things You Need to Know About Hiring People with Disabilities

This July we celebrated the 34th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employment of people with disabilities continues to be disproportionately higher than for Read More »