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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Barãta A. Bey: Driving Mission of African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
February 11, 2025 · 45 min
Tomorrow on Disability Matters, Joyce welcomes Barãta A. Bey, President, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania to the show. He will share its mission and explain the ways
Evan Frazier, President and CEO of The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI)
February 4, 2025 · 58 min
Joyce welcomes Evan Frazier, President and CEO of The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI), back to the show. The Advanced Leadership Institute is an organization aimed at cultivating Black executive leadership
Larry Kleinman: Highmark Health Hires People with Disabilities
January 28, 2025 · 52 min
Larry Kleinman: Highmark Health Hires People with Disabilities Joyce welcomes Larry Kleinman, Executive Vice-President, and Chief Human Resources Officer for Highmark Health, to the show. Mr. Kleinman will share the
Karen Hanlon: Highmark Health’s Commitment to Diverse Workforce
January 21, 2025 · 55 min
Joyce welcomes Karen Hanlon, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Highmark Health. Ms. Hanlon will share her background and her role in the organization. She will also share her
Deborah Rice-Johnson: Helping Highmark Stay Committed to Hiring People with Disabilities
January 14, 2025 · 55 min
Joyce welcomes Deborah Rice-Johnson, CEO of Diversified Businesses and Chief Growth Officer for Highmark Inc., to Disability Matters. As Joyce focuses January on the key figures within Highmark that drive
David Holmberg: Highmark Grows Standard to Hire Disabled in 2025
January 7, 2025 · 54 min
Joyce is excited to start 2025 with the returning champion of competitive employment for Americans with disabilities, David Holmberg, President, and CEO of Highmark Health and Chairman of the Board,
Town/Schuller/Radecic: Disability Rights Year in Review
December 31, 2024 · 54 min
Joyce welcomes Maria Town, President and CEO, of American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD); Megan Schuller, Legal Director at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; and Peri Jude
Encore Judith Heumann, Disability Rights Leader Discusses Memoir
December 24, 2024 · 50 min
As a special gift to listeners this holiday season here is a rebroadcast from December 15, 2020. Joyce welcomed the late Judith Heumann, internationally recognized leader in the disability rights
Mercer, Libengood, Beggs: North Way Christian Communities’ Goals
December 17, 2024 · 56 min
Joyce welcomes Prayer Pastor Mary Mercer, Executive Pastor of Ministry, Shannon Libengood, and Digital Director, Amanda Beggs, from North Way Christian Community Church in Wexford, PA to the show. The
Cathy Battle: Keeping Families in Need Supplied with Diapers
December 10, 2024 · 51 min
Joyce welcomes fellow 2024 Pittsburgh Athena Award nominee, Cathy Battle, to the show. Ms. Battle is the Executive Director of the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank, which serves communities in Western