Episodes
Sept. 21, 2010
Kevin Epling
Joyce welcomes Kevin Epling, co-director of Bully Police USA, a watch-dog organization - advocating for bullied children and reporting on state anti-bullying laws. He is also legislative liaison for Bully Police Michigan, a s...
Sept. 14, 2010
Gerald Homme
Joyce welcomes Gerald Homme, chairman of the Bender Lead On Team and three other members of this youth-run advocacy group, Nathanial (Nate) Bowden, Laura Thien, and Staci Forrest. They will discuss in depth, the mission of th...
Sept. 7, 2010
Julie McCawley
Joyce welcomes Julie McCawley, a 17 year-old high school senior from Westminster, Colorado. At 11 months old Julie suffered from Stevens - Johnson Syndrome (SJS), an adverse reaction to medication from Phenobarbital to contro...
Aug. 31, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Pat Shiu
Joyce’s honored guest is Pat Shiu, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor. She will discuss her duties since she was appointed by President Obama and her plans to help increa...
Aug. 24, 2010
Samir Bangalore
Joyce welcomes Dr. Samir Bangalore to the show. Affiliated with Sunrise Hospital Medical Center, in Las Vegas, NV, Dr. Bangalore is a specialist in Neurology including experience with epilepsy. In addition, he has won numerou...
Aug. 17, 2010
Evan Frazier
Joyce welcomes Evan Frazier, senior vice president of Community Affairs for Highmark Inc. Discussed on the show will be Highmark’s commitment to hiring people with disabilities, community diversity, and its stance on bullying...
Aug. 10, 2010
“In Remembrance”
Joyce welcomes members of the band “In Remembrance”. The band performed at the 2010 National Epilepsy Walk in Washington, D.C. as Nick Harris, the band’s original drummer is living with epilepsy. Through music, the band seeks...
Aug. 3, 2010
Audrey Russo
Joyce welcomes Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Discussed on the show will be the mission of this organization, as well as the ways in which the group gets involved in the business communi...
July 27, 2010
Kathy Martinez
Joyce’s honored guest is Kathy Martinez, United States Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in the Department of Labor. She will discuss the work that is being done within ODEP and the Obama Administrat...
July 20, 2010
Tony Coelho
Joyce welcomes The Honorable Tony Coelho, former congressman, and author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He will discuss the long journey he went through to gather support for the passage of this ground breaking...
July 13, 2010
Dick and Ginny Thornburgh
Joyce welcomes former Governor of Pennsylvania and Attorney General of the United States, Dick Thornburgh and his wife Ginny Thornburgh to the show. The Thornburghs will share their impressions of the impact of the Americans ...
July 6, 2010
Andy Imparato
Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). He will discuss the mission of the organization, the impact that the Americans with Disabilities Act has had on t...
June 29, 2010
Pat Shiu
Joyce’s honored guest is Pat Shiu, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor. She will discuss her duties since she was appointed by President Obama and her plans to help increa...
June 22, 2010
Kelly Buckland
Joyce welcomes Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council of Independent Living (NCIL). Discussed on the show will be the NCIL Conference, July 19, 2010 through July 22, 2010 in Washington D.C.
June 15, 2010
Bill Baldwin and Christina Coulston
Joyce welcomes Bill Baldwin and Christina Coulston, two high school students from Fox Chapel School District who recently participated in the Bender Leadership Academy. The class prepares high school students with disabilitie...
June 8, 2010
Geoff Pope
Joyce’s honored guest is Geoff Pope, cornerback, NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Geoff will discuss his off the field charity work with the National Epilepsy Foundation and his personal reason for getting involved to inspire those...
June 1, 2010
Brien Smith
Joyce welcomes chair-elect of the National Epilepsy Foundation, Brien Smith, M.D., Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Smith will discuss his current service on the Epilep...
May 25, 2010
Amy Hawthorne and Dr. Raymond
Joyce welcomes Amy Hawthorne and Dr. Raymond Comenzo, Medical Director of the Blood Bank, Stem Cell Processing Laboratory; The Neely Cell Therapy and Collection Center at Tufts Medical Center, and an attending physician in th...
May 18, 2010
Robert F. Norton
Joyce welcomes COL Robert F. Norton, USA-Ret., deputy director Government Relations, for Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). He will discuss the mission of MOAA, which is the nation's largest and most influential...
May 11, 2010
Jonathan Young
Joyce welcomes Jonathan Young, the newly appointed chairman of the board of the National Council on Disability (NCD), and vice chair of the Committee on Disability Power & Pride. Jonathan will discuss his new role at NCD and ...
May 4, 2010
Andy Imparato and Tracie Saab
Joyce welcomes Andy Imparato, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and Tracie Saab, with the Job Accommodations Network (JAN), and project manager for the Campaign for Disability E...
April 27, 2010
Arlene Gorelick
Joyce welcomes Arlene Gorelick, president of the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan since 1989, to the show. Ms. Gorelick will discuss the current mission and goals of this affiliate, as well as the accomplishments this organiza...
April 20, 2010
Madonna Long
Joyce welcomes Madonna Long, Managing Editor of Chloe Magazine Online. Ms. Long will discuss the mission of this full scale women's magazine for women who are disabled published with the intent to showcase the positive impact...
April 13, 2010
Steven B. Shivak
Joyce welcomes Steven B. Shivak, executive director of the American Diabetes Association of Western Pennsylvania. Among the topics discussed on the show will be the fact that diabetes is considered a disability and as such, i...