Stacey Milbern
September 20, 2011
Hosted by Joyce Bender
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Episode Description
Joyce welcomes Stacey Milbern, community outreach director, and A’ishah Meghan Hils, member of the governing board of the National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN). NYLN is a youth-led organization that works to build empowerment among people with disabilities between the ages of 16-28 years old. NYLN supports young people in their role as the next generation of leadership in the disability rights movement. Founded in 1997, NYLN is the only youth-led disability rights nonprofit organization in the country. Discussed on the show will be bullying of young people with disabilities.
Disability Matters
Tuesday at 11 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel
Competitive employment and empowerment for people with disabilities is the emphasis of this show. Broadcast live and captioned in real-time for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, we discuss how people with disabilities can secure career opportunities, and how employers, organizations and individuals can support employment and empowerment of people with disabilities.
Joyce Bender
Joyce A. Bender is the CEO and president of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. Bender Consulting recruits and hires individuals with disabilities, across the United States and Canada for competitive career opportunities in the public and private sectors. In 1985, Joyce survived a life-threatening accident caused by a misdiagnosis of epilepsy. Due to her personal experience living with both epilepsy and a hearing disability, she founded Bender Consulting Services, Inc. in 1995.
Joyce is the past-chair of both the board of the American Association of People with Disabilities and the national Epilepsy Foundation. She has received awards from both the Bush and Clinton administrations.
Joyce speaks across the United States and internationally representing the State Department on informational exchanges related to disability employment best practices. She has represented the State Department in programming with Panama, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya, and Tunisia.
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