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

Runway of Dreams

March 22, 2016 · 55 min

Joyce welcomes Mindy Scheier, founder of Runway of Dreams; Richard L. Schatzberg, Chief Commercial Officer- Nest Technologies; and John Kemp, president and CEO of the Viscardi Center to the show.

Brad Henderson, president of Pittsburgh Kids Foundation

March 15, 2016 · 54 min

Joyce welcomes Brad Henderson president of the Pittsburgh Kids Foundation. The Pittsburgh Kids Foundation (PFK) helps churches and others working with youth to be more effective and strategic in their

Goals and Mission of Epilepsy Foundaton

March 8, 2016 · 53 min

Joyce welcomes Peggy Beem-Jelley, president and CEO of Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central (EFWP) PA. Ms. Beem-Jelley The 22nd Annual Mardi Gras Gala black tie event was held on February 9,

Inspiration For The Sam Miller Award

March 1, 2016 · 53 min

Joyce welcomes Gerald Homme, chairman of the Bender Lead On Team and Ginny Emerson, mother of the late, Sam Miller. The Bender Lead On Team aids youth in the areas

Mission of Volunteers of America – Delaware Valley

February 9, 2016 · 50 min

Joyce welcomes Daniel Lombardo, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Delaware Valley. The organization provides community-based assistance to populations in need so that they can lead self-fulfilled, independent lives.

Kesssler Foundation Concussion Research

February 2, 2016 · 54 min

Joyce welcomes Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Ph.D, director of the Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory and Traumatic Brain Injury Laboratory; Glenn Wylie, associate director of both the Neuroimaging Center and Neuropsychology and