----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Hassinger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:45 AM
Subject: Michael and Jim--Please distribute to blind internet sites
Dr. Roy Grizzard, First Assistant Secretary of the Office of Disability
Employment Policy to be featured on "Disability Matters" with Joyce
Bender
PITTSBURGH, PA- Dr. Roy Grizzard, the first Assistant Secretary of the
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) will be featured with
Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters", on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 from 2
to 3 PM eastern time.
Grizzard was formerly the commissioner for the Department for the Blind
and Vision Impaired for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In his capacity as
chief administrator, Grizzard managed an operating budget of $22,500,000
that funded comprehensive services to the state's blind, visually
impaired and deaf-blind, as well as supervised 196 employees. Prior to
his work in Virginia, he was a personnel administrator for the Henrico
County Public Schools. Grizzard worked nearly 20 years in the Henrico
Public School System, rising from a teaching position to that of an
assistant principal.
In a White House Ceremony following the 12th Anniversary of the signings
of the American's with Disabilities Act on July 26, 2002, Secretary of
Labor, Elaine Chao said, "We are fortunate to have Roy lead the Office
of Disability Employment Policy and the President's New Freedom
Initiative. Roy's experience as the commissioner of the Virginia
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired and his own challenges with
his personal disability have given him a deep empathy and compassion in
leading the charge to increase employment of persons with disabilities."
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. Joyce has epilepsy and a hearing loss. In 1985,
she 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, contact www.voiceamerica.com. To learn more
about the Office of Disability Employment Policy, visit the link,
http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html
###
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
[log in to unmask]
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.
VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List.
To join or leave the list, send a message to
[log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type
"subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations.
VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
|
