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From: "Lee Hassinger" <[log in to unmask]>


Oral Miller, President of the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes to be
featured on "Disability Matters" with Joyce Bender

PITTSBURGH, PA- Oral Miller, President of the United States Association
of Blind Athletes (USABA), will be featured with Joyce Bender on
"Disability Matters" on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, from 2 PM to 3 PM
Eastern Time.  Discussed on the show, will be the mission of the USABA
and its support of the 2004 Paralympics program in Athens, Greece,
September 17, 2004 through, September 28, 2004.

Mr. Miller is very knowledgeable about people with disabilities being
involved in sports, and will be attending the Paralympic Games.  He is
the Vice-President of the International Blind Sports Administration.  He
also works closely with the International Paralympic Organization.

The mission of the USABA is to increase the number and quality of
grassroots-through-competitive, world-class athletic opportunities for
Americans who are blind or visually impaired. The organization provides
athlete and coach identification and support, program and event
management, and national and international representation.  The USABA
values the life-enhancing aspects of sports and the opportunity to
demonstrate the abilities of people who are blind and visually impaired.

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, was created
in May 2001 to focus efforts on enhancing programs, funding and
opportunities for persons with physical disabilities to participate in
Paralympic sport.

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) is a non-profit tax-exempt
organization based in Colorado Springs, Colo.  The USOC works with more
than 50 member organizations to provide programs and services to develop
athletes and coaches that one day dream of participating in the Olympic,
Paralympic and Pan Am Games and to promote the Olympic and Paralympic
ideals throughout the United States.

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.  Ms. Bender is the recipient of the 2003 New
Freedom Initiative Award from the Bush Administration, as well as the
1999 President's Award from President Clinton.

For more information on Joyce A. Bender and her companies, Bender
Consulting Services, Inc. and Bender Consulting Services of Canada,
Inc., visit, http://www.benderconsult.com  or
http://www.benderofcanada.com. To learn more about Voice America, visit,
http://www.voiceamerica.com .   Past radio broadcasts are archived on
http://www.benderconsult.com.  To learn more about the USABA visit
http://www.usaba.org.  To learn more about the U.S Paralympics program
visit, http://www.usparalympics.org.

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Date:     September 21, 2004

Guest:    Michele Leahy

Title:      Ms. Wheelchair PA   2004



Date:       September 28, 2004

Guest:      Rich Toscano

Title: Nationally recognized consultant on issues related to employment
for people with significant disabilities discussing Customized
Employment

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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