Disability Matters

Joyce welcomes Scott Meiser, Vice President of Supply Chain, and Greg McGuinness, Director of Distribution and Logistics, at Allegheny Health Network (AHN). They will discuss their roles and AHN's commitment to hiring people with disabilities across the organization. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair and Founder of Bender Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization focused on addressing the transition to work for youth and youn

Joyce welcomes Jason Fonner, Vice President of Forge Solutions, a company that provides digital, print, and fulfillment customer communications solutions. He will discuss his current role and share why he has such a strong commitment to hiring people with disabilities as part of the workforce. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair and Founder of Bender Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization focused on addressing the transition

Joyce welcomes Gerald Homme, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition and Technology at Bender Consulting Services. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair and Founder of Bender Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization focused on addressing the transition to work for youth and young adults with disabilities. Founding partner of iDisability, an eLearning solution. Named a 2024 Woman of Influence by The Pittsburgh Business Times and

Joyce welcomes Cardell Velez, Chief Operating Officer for Health Network Provider Organization, Allegheny Health Network (AHN). Among the topics discussed will be the growth and expansion of AHN since he joined the organization in December 2025, and his commitment to hire people with disabilities. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair and Founder of Bender Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization focused on addressing the trans

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Joyce welcomes Albrecht Tracy Powell, Managing Director with Accenture. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair and Founder of Bender Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization focused on addressing the transition to work for youth and young adults with disabilities. Founding partner of iDisability, an eLearning solution. Named a 2024 Woman of Influence by The Pittsburgh Business Times and 2024 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Re

Joyce welcomes Randy Dearth, an executive with over 35 years of experience in the chemicals industry to the show. Mr. Dearth will discuss his extensive career with various corporations and his non-profit support for organizations that support the community. Particularly, his work as a member of the board of the Bender Leadership Academy, which is committed to expanding opportunities for employment of people with disabilities from youth through adulthood. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serve

Joyce welcomes Ms. Preety Kumar, Founder and CEO of Deque Systems to the show. Ms. Kumar established Deque Systems in 1999 with the vision of unifying web access from both the user and technology perspectives. Under her leadership, Deque has grown into a market leader, serving enterprise and government clients such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Education, Humana, Intuit, HSBC, and Target. During the show Ms. Kumar will discuss her commitment to providing accessible we

Joyce welcomes Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, and Abby Mayerhoff, Director of Programs for the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), to the show. Among the topics discussed will be the various achievements of the MOPD and the long-term goals for the MOPD in the areas of transportation, employment, and the importance of voting rights for New Yorkers with disabilities. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair an

Joyce welcomes iDisability’s®, Chief Executive Officer, John F. Walsh III and Co-Founder, Andrew Houghton, back to the show. Discussed will be the mission of iDisability® and its growth since its founding in 2016. Recent product enhancements, including an artificial intelligence solution, AskJoyce AI, will also be discussed. Joyce A. Bender Career Highlights Serves as CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Board Chair and Founder of Bender Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization foc

Joyce welcomes Allegheny County Disability Advocate, Chaz Kallem, to the show. Chaz will discuss his latest appointment to PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s newly established Governor’s Advisory Commission on People with Disabilities and what it means to him to be a part of this prestigious group impacting the lives of Pennsylvanians with disabilities. The Commission’s purpose is to recommend policy changes across the disabilities spectrum, engage with federal/state/local agencies, communicate Administ

Special guest Maria Town, President and CEO at American Association of People with Disabilities.