Inivisible Disabilities
I am one of the 74% of people with disabilities that have an invisible disability[1]. But I wasn’t even aware that I had a disability until I was filling out paperwork for a state identification card at the DMV. One of the last questions on the form read: “Do you have a disability? A disability […]
Transcript #95: Disability Inclusion Employment Services That Work
Guest: Joyce Bender Guest Title: Consultant, Speaker, & Podcaster Date: February 14th, 2018 Guest Company: Bender Consulting Services / Disability Matters Podcast [Intro music] Debra: Hello everyone. This is Debra Ruh and you are listening to or watching Human Potential At […]
#95: Disability Inclusion Employment Services That Work
Joyce Bender from Bender Consulting Services discusses the efforts that she has made in providing employers with reliable talent, as well as giving well-trained individuals with disabilities the chance to display their abilities and enhance their lives through solid careers. Joyce also shares how she is using her program “Disability Matters” to document the history of […]
Traveling in a Wheelchair Ups and Downs
Written by Rosemary Musachio, Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO) at Ruh Global Communications Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to travel. In fact, I expressed this desire in a line from the first poem I wrote: “If I was a bird, I’d fly to every country I could find”. Although I’ve always been […]
Transcript #94: “Opioids Helped Me Work Again”- Lessons From An ADA Attorney
Guest: Kate Nicholson Guest Title: Civil Rights Attorney, Speaker, Writer Date: February 7th, 2018 Guest Company: ADA [Intro music] Debra: Hello, everyone. Good morning. Good day. This is Debra Ruh, and you are watching or listening to Human Potential at Work. I’m really […]