Disability Matters with Joyce Bender focuses on the employment and empowerment of people with disabilities. Episodes feature prominent disability leaders such as Congressman Tony Coelho, Governor Dick Thornburgh, Andy Imparato, and senior executives from the private sector.

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Disability Matters with Joyce Bender

Fundraising for 2022 Mardi Gras for EAWCPA

November 30, 2021 · 55 min

Joyce welcomes Audrey Russo, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council to the show. Ms. Russo will be honored as the Epilepsy Association of Central and Western PA (EACWPA)

Mission of Variety the Children’s Charity

November 23, 2021 · 56 min

Joyce welcomes Charlie LaVallee, CEO of Variety the Children’s Charity to the show. Variety the Children’s Charity is a non-profit organization that strives to enable children with disabilities to live

Business/Disability Community Together to Employ Disabled

November 16, 2021 · 54 min

Joyce welcomes the Honorable Tony Coelho, author, and principal sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Tinamarie Duff, Global Lead, with the Disability Focused Employee Resource Group at

Epilepsy Alliance America

November 9, 2021 · 48 min

As November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, Joyce welcomes two members of the board of Epilepsy Alliance America, Allison DeBattista, founding member and serves as board member of the Epilepsy

Mission of SimpleHealth

October 26, 2021 · 52 min

Joyce welcomes Carrie SiuButt, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SimpleHealth to the show. At 13, Carrie was diagnosed with dystonia, a rare movement control disease. For her walking became excruciatingly

Mission of the Careers 2B Program

October 12, 2021 · 55 min

Joyce welcomes Gary Dick, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Highmark Health Solutions to the show. He will be discussing his organization’s long-standing commitment to hire people with disabilities through the

Innovation in Technology for People with Disabilities at Pitt

October 5, 2021 · 56 min

Joyce welcomes Dr. Rory Cooper, who early this year was appointed the University of Pittsburgh’s (Pitt’s) first-ever assistant vice chancellor for research for STEM-health sciences collaborations. Dr. Cooper is world-renowned

Mission of the Advanced Leadership Institute

September 28, 2021 · 53 min

Joyce welcomes Evan Frazier, President and CEO of the Advanced Leadership Institute to the show. Conceived in 2016 with a vision to address the lack of Black executive management in