Good afternoon gentlemen,  Please send out to the appropriate outlets.
Lee

Alan Muir, Executive Director of Career Opportunities for Students with
Disabilities (COSD) to be featured on "Disability Matters" with Joyce
Bender

PITTSBURGH, PA- Alan Muir, Executive Director of Career Opportunities
for Students with Disabilities (COSD) at the University of Tennessee,
will be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday,
March 9, 2004 from 2 to 3 PM eastern time.  COSD is a national
consortium of universities and employers focused on the promotion of
career employment for college graduates with disabilities.  Mr. Muir
previously served as Coordinator of Disability Services for the
university, and co-founded and was Chair of the COSD.

COSD currently has approximately 330 member entities representing
universities, colleges, community colleges, employers, US Government
agencies and private sector non-profit agencies.  He has presented
various elements of the topic of disability and employment at national,
regional, and State conferences as well as universities and employers
across the country.  Muir's previous career was at Chase Manhattan Bank
as a commercial lending officer and commercial credit-training
specialist for 16 years on Long Island in New York.

The host of Disability Matters, Joyce A. Bender, is President and CEO of
Bender Consulting Services, Inc. (BCS) and its "sister company" Bender
Consulting Services of Canada, Inc. (BCSC).  BCS provides competitive
employment opportunities for Americans with disabilities in the areas of
information technology, engineering, finance/accounting, human resources
and general business.  In 1985, Joyce had a life-threatening accident
due to epilepsy, which caused an intracranial hemorrhage that required
subsequent brain surgery.  Against all odds, Joyce recovered from this
accident that left her with a 60 percent hearing loss in one ear and a
realization that she had epilepsy.  As a result of her personal
experience, she developed a passion for helping people with disabilities
and founded both companies.  BCS does business nationally within the
United States, while BCSC works in both Ontario and Quebec.

For more information on Joyce A. Bender and her companies, Bender
Consulting Services, Inc. and Bender Consulting Services of Canada,
Inc., visit, www.benderconsult.com or www.benderofcanada.com. To learn
more about Voice America, visit www.voiceamerica.com.  To learn more
about the Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Consortium
visit,  http://www.cosdonline.com/

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For more information contact:
Lee Hassinger
Associate Research Assistant
Bender Family of Companies
Penn Center West III, Suite 223
Pittsburgh PA  15276
Phone:  412-787-8567
Fax:  412-787-7178
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www.benderconsult.com/www.benderofcanada.com
Please tune in to "Disability Matters" talk show, hosted by Joyce
Bender, every Tuesday at 2:00pm EST at www.voiceamerica.com.  Archived
shows can be found on www.benderconsult.com.


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