Episodes

  • Diego Mariscal: Disability Advocate & Entrepreneur Helps Others

    Diego Mariscal: Disability Advocate & Entrepreneur Helps Others
    May 21 2024
    Joyce welcomes Diego Mariscal, CEO and Chief Disabled Officer of 2Gether-International, a nonprofit organization that develops advocacy campaigns to empower and unify young people with disabilities. Mr. Mariscal uses communication technology to engage youth with and without disabilities around issues such as education, employment, and entrepreneurship. He will share his passion for helping those with disabilities.
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    1 hr
  • Homme/Hammerstrom: Bender Consulting & Bender Leadership Academy

    Homme/Hammerstrom: Bender Consulting & Bender Leadership Academy
    May 14 2024
    Joyce welcomes Gerald Homme, Manager of Talent Acquisition and Technology with Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and Scott Hammerstrom, Manager of Programs and Partnerships for the Bender Leadership Academy to the show. Mr. Homme will discuss the wide range of competitive career opportunities that are available for job seekers with disabilities through Bender Consulting Services Inc. and share what factors make Bender Consulting stand apart from other recruiting firms. Mr. Hammerstrom will share an update on the programs offered through the Bender Leadership Academy to high school students with disabilities, including an update on #NotAshamed, a mental health awareness campaign.
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    1 hr
  • Tracy Saula: Highmark Health Provides Range of Products/Services

    Tracy Saula: Highmark Health Provides Range of Products/Services
    May 7 2024
    Joyce welcomes Tracy Saula, Senior Vice President and Chief Product and Experience Officer at Highmark Health to the show. Ms. Saula will discuss her role within the organization further and the wide range of products and services that Highmark Health provides to its customers, including those with disabilities.
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    1 hr
  • Mission and Latest Accomplishments of the Bazelon Center

    Mission and Latest Accomplishments of the Bazelon Center
    Apr 30 2024
    Joyce welcomes Holly O’Donnell, CEO, at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law to the show. Ms. O’Donnell will discuss the mission and accomplishments that the Bazelon Center has made for those living with mental health disabilities.
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    1 hr
  • Dunn/Thomas: ADP’s Commitment to Diverse Workforce

    Dunn/Thomas: ADP’s Commitment to Diverse Workforce
    Apr 23 2024
    Joyce welcomes Olivia Dunn, Procurement Manager-Supplier Diversity, and Laurinda Thomas, Senior Director of Sourcing within Global Procurement, at ADP. They will share ADP’s commitment to a workforce that includes people with disabilities and the importance of diversity within the supply chain.
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    1 hr
  • Kathryn Zox: Podcast Committed to Helping Those with Disabilities

    Kathryn Zox: Podcast Committed to Helping Those with Disabilities
    Apr 16 2024
    Joyce welcomes Kathryn Zox, host of the VoiceAmerica’s The Kathryn Zox Show, to Disability Matters. Ms. Zox is informative and fun and opens the mic with conversations that women need to hear. The Kathryn Zox Show is savvy and relationship oriented. Ms. Zox has counseled hundreds of women and their families who have suffered from eating disorders, addiction problems, marital, family, and geriatric issues as well as persons coping with mental and physical disabilities. Ms. Zox will share her passion for her work with the audience.
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    1 hr
  • Calgon Carbon’s Commitment to the Bender Leadership Academy

    Calgon Carbon’s Commitment to the Bender Leadership Academy
    Apr 9 2024
    Joyce welcomes Steve Nolder, Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Global Communications, and Kaylene Ritchie, Talent Management & Diversity Supervisor, at Calgon Carbon Corporation to the show. The guests will share how Calgon Carbon Corporation of Pittsburgh supports the efforts of the Bender Leadership Academy’s Mary Brougher Mental Health Initiative.
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    1 hr
  • Brittany Bullock: ABLEnow Allows People with Disabilities to Save

    Brittany Bullock: ABLEnow Allows People with Disabilities to Save
    Apr 2 2024
    Joyce welcomes Brittany Bullock, Relationship Marketing Specialist with ABLEnow. The show will be explaining tax-advantaged savings accounts for eligible individuals with disabilities. For too long, Americans with disabilities could not save or invest for the future. Advocates fought hard to change this, resulting in a grassroots movement that changed the law, so people with disabilities can achieve a better life experience. ABLEnow accounts help eligible individuals save for the future, without endangering certain disability benefits that are critical for health and independence.
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    1 hr