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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Mission of Community Living and Support Services CLASS
November 17, 2015 · 52 min
Joyce welcomes Al Condeluci, chief executive officer of Community Living and Support Services (CLASS) in Pittsburgh. Mr. Condeluci is also an accomplished author, speaker, and advocate for people with disabilities.
Brien J. Smith: Duties as medical director of Spectrim Health Medical Group Grand Rapids, Michigan
November 10, 2015 · 52 min
Joyce welcomes Brien J. Smith, the immediate past chair of the national Epilepsy Foundation to the show. Dr. Smith will discuss his accomplishments while chair of this organization.
ADA Centers
October 27, 2015 · 51 min
Joyce welcomes Marian Vessels, director of the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center, Robin Jones, project director of the Lake Erie ADA Center, and Oce Harrison, director of the New England ADA Center.
AudioEye, Inc. Helps Business Comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
October 20, 2015 · 55 min
Joyce welcomes Dr. Carr Bettis, chairman of the board and executive chairman of AudioEye, Inc. Also on the show will be Todd A. Bankofier, a member of AudioEye’s advisory board.
Jerry MacCleary, president of Convestro LLC Has Strong Commitment to Hiring People with Disabilities
October 13, 2015 · 56 min
Joyce welcomes Jerry MacCleary, president of Covestro LLC (formerly Bayer MaterialScience LLC) for North America. He also leads the Polyurethanes business for the North American region, a responsibility he has
Success of the 2015 18th Annual Conference September 28, 2015 to October 1, 2015
October 6, 2015 · 56 min
Joyce welcomes Jill Houghton, executive director of the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN). The mission of the BLN is to help business drive performance by leveraging disability inclusion in the
Mission of Disability Rights Network of PA
September 29, 2015 · 55 min
Joyce welcomes Peri Jude Radecic, chief executive officer of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania. During the show, Ms. Radecic will discuss the mission of the organization in depth, which
Author and Contributing Editor, Ben Matlin, Discusses His Disability Rights Advocasy
September 22, 2015 · 54 min
Joyce welcomes Ben Matlin contributing editor at Institutional Investor and Financial Advisor magazines and author of MIRACLE BOY GROWS UP: HOW THE DISABILITY RIGHTS REVOLUTION SAVED MY SANITY (Skyhorse, 2012).
Increasing The Employment of People with Disabilities in the Federal Government
September 15, 2015 · 52 min
Joyce welcomes Beth Cobert, acting, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to the show. She will discuss the OPM’s role in assisting agencies with the implementation of
Diane Coleman, president of Not Dead Yet
September 8, 2015 · 55 min
Joyce welcomes Diane Coleman, the president of Not Dead Yet, a national disability rights group which she founded in 1996 to give voice to disability rights opposition to legalization of