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From: "Lee Hassinger" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: Rayna Aylward, Executive Director of MEAF on Disability Matters
August 3, 2004
Rayna Aylward, Executive Director of the Mitsubishi Electric America
Foundation to be featured on "Disability Matters" with Joyce Bender
PITTSBURGH, PA- Rayna Aylward, the first Executive Director of the
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation will be featured with Joyce
Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, August 3, 2004, from 2 PM to
3 PM Eastern Time. Discussed on the show, will be the mission of the
foundation. Established in 1991, and based in the Washington, DC area,
the foundation is dedicated to helping young people with disabilities to
lead fuller and more productive lives.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Ms. Aylward was the international
director of Very Special Arts, an educational affiliate of the John F.
Kennedy Center that promotes arts and educational programs for people
with disabilities in the U.S. and around the world. She is co-founder
of the Disability Funders Network and of the Youth to Work Coalition,
Board Chair of Washington Grantmakers, past president of the Affinity
Group on Japanese Philanthropy, and serves on the boards of the Human
Interaction Research Institute and the HalfthePlanet Foundation. She
was appointed to the first Consumer/Disability Telecommunications
Committee of the Federal Communications Commission.
During nine years in the U.S. diplomatic corps, Ms. Aylward was assigned
as cultural attaché in Latin America and the Middle East. She has also
worked as a teacher, school administrator, and freelance journalist.
Ms. Aylward holds a Master's degree in English and American literature
from Boston University and a Bachelor's degree in English from Beloit
College.
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 Mitsubishi
Electric America Foundation visit, http://www.meaf.org
Upcoming guests include:
Date: August 10, 2004
Guest(s): To Be Announced
Date: August 17, 2004
Guests: Howard McClintic & John Williams
Titles: Executive Director of the Concurrent Technologies Corporation
(CTC) Foundation/Author: Assistive Technologies: Creating a Universe of
Opportunities for People with Disabilities and founder of Assistive
Technology News
Date: August 24, 2004
Guest: Merril Hoge
Title: Former Steelers Running Back & Chairman of the Board for
Western PA Caring Foundation
Date: August 31, 2004
Guest: Marca Bristo
Title: President & CEO, Access Living
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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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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