Disability Matters

Joyce welcomes Eric Hargis, President and CEO of the National Epilepsy Foundation, to the show to discuss the Washington, DC Epilepsy Walk planned for Saturday, March 31, 2007.

Claiborne (Clay) Haughton, Jr., Retired Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and nationally known motivational speaker discusses his life and how he dedicated his life to helping people with disabilities gain equality.

Nichelle Schoultz, State Relations and Grassroots Manager for the National Epilepsy Foundation of America and Activities Coordinator for the Speak Up Speak Out advocacy campaign, including Kids Speak Up!, will be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Also on the show will be student participants in the Kids Speak Up! Campaign. They will be discussing the mission of the program.

Kevin Bales, 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and President of Free the Slaves, the U.S. Sister organization on Anti-Slavery International, will be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Discussed on the show will be his book, Disposable People: New Slavery in a Global Economy. This is fitting, as February 27, 2007, is Anti-Slavery Day. We thought the attached press release would interest you.

Curt Willig, Director, and Matt Poland, Employment Coordinator, for the PEP Jobs Program of the California Pacific Medical Center will be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Discussed on the show will be employment issues for people with epilepsy and the problems of epilepsy being a "hidden disability".

Joyce Welcomes Judy Painter, Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central PA & James E. Rohr, Chairman and CEO of the PNC Financial Services Group to the show. Discussed will be the 13th Annual Mardi Gras Gala to be held February 20, 2007 at the Pittsburgh Westin Convention Center Hotel.

Jessica Gogan, Assistant Director for Education and Interpretation for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA will be discussing, Deadly Medicine: Creating a Master Race. This exhibition explores the Holocaust's roots in then-contemporary scientific and pseudo-scientific theory. It will be at the Andy Warhol Museum through March 18, 2007.

Soula Antoniou, President of VSA arts will be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Discussed on the show will be the mission of this international, non-profit organization. VSA arts was founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We thought the attached press release would interest you.

Debra Ruh, President and CEO of TecAccess will be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters". Discussed on the show will be the mission of TecAccess, and her company's numerous awards including the New Freedom Initiative Award given by the Bush Administration's U.S. Department of Labor in 2005.

Frances West, Director of the IBM Human Ability & Accessibility Center joins Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters". Tune in as they discuss the mission of the Center, which is to enable human capability through innovation, so everyone can maximize their potential, regardless of age or ability.