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

Disability Matters with Maureen Cahill

April 29, 2014 · 54 min

Joyce welcomes Maureen Cahill senior vice president of Total Rewards at Highmark Health. A native of Western Springs, Ill., Ms. Cahill comes to Pittsburgh from Chicago, where she served in

Disability Matters with Robert B. Noll, PhD

April 22, 2014 · 55 min

Joyce welcomes Robert B. Noll, PhD from the University of Pittsburgh’s Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Related Disabilities (LEND) program. Dr. Noll’s research has focused on gaining a better understanding of

Disability Matters with Wade Henderson

April 15, 2014 · 56 min

Joyce welcomes Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Disability Matters with Doris Carson Williams

April 1, 2014 · 53 min

Joyce welcomes Doris Carson Williams, president and CEO of The African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) to the show. The mission of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western

Disability Matters with Amy Lott

March 18, 2014 · 56 min

Joyce welcomes Amy Lott, nurse, musician, and person living with epilepsy. Amy will discuss her life with epilepsy, and how that led her to meet the author of the Americans

Disability Matters with Katherine Archuleta

March 11, 2014 · 56 min

Joyce welcomes Katherine Archuleta, director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with the federal government. On May 23, 2013, President Obama appointed director Archuleta to lead the agency responsible

Disability Matters with Robert DeLucia

March 4, 2014 · 53 min

Joyce welcomes Robert DeLucia, owner of Veterans’ Taxi Service to the show. Mr. DeLucia discusses this relatively new company to the Pittsburgh, PA market which offers a choice to patrons

Disability Matters with Edwin Black

February 25, 2014 · 54 min

Joyce welcomes Edwin Black, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling international investigative author of 120 award-winning books in 14 languages in 65 countries. He has also written scores of newspaper