Recent Disability Matters Podcast Episodes
Accomplishments of EAWCP/Plans for the 2025 Mardi Gras Gala
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, Joyce welcomes Peggy Beem-Jelley, President and CEO of the Epilepsy Association of Western/Central PA (EAWCP), to the show. They will be discussing the latest accomplishments of the EAWCP, as well as the plans for the Mardi Gras Gala in March 2025.
Taryn Mackenzie Williams: Shaping Disability Employment Policy
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT
Joyce welcomes Taryn Mackenzie Williams, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy, to the show. In this position, Ms. Mackenzie advises the Secretary of Labor on how the Department’s policies and programs impact the employment of people with disabilities and leads the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). ODEP works with employers and all levels of government to promote evidence-based policy that improves employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities. She will share her unique role with listeners.