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


Executive Director of Shake-A-Leg to be featured on "Disability Matters"
with Joyce Bender

PITTSBURGH, PA - Tim Flynn, Executive Director of Shake-A-Leg Inc., will
be featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, August
9,  2005 from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time.    Shake-A-Leg, Inc. is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1982 to serve
people with disabilities, with an emphasis placed on spinal cord and
related nervous system impairments. Since this time, Shake-A-Leg has
improved the lives of thousands of people through multi-faceted therapy
programs that focus on improving the mind, body and spirit.

Mr. Flynn was not a stranger to Shake-A-Leg, Inc., when he was recently
named as its Executive Director.  From 1987 to 1992, he served as a
grant writer and program manager for the organization.

Before becoming Executive Director of Shake-A-Leg, Inc., from 2002 to
2004 Tim worked for the Parri Independent Living Center in Rhode Island.
While there he oversaw the personal care of 35 clients and coordinated
attendant care services for the community at large.

In 1998, Mr. Flynn maintained a website We Media.com which was designed
to be a "one stop shop" for people with disabilities to get information.
After the .com industry collapsed, he moved onto a more lucrative
opportunity.  From 1992 to 1995, Tim was a lobbyist for the Manocherian
Foundation for Traffic Safety in New York City.  While with this group,
Tim lobbied for a ban on all alcohol advertising for federally licensed
airways.  He was involved in grass roots campaigning to ban such
advertising and work with prominent groups such as Mothers Against Drunk
Driving.

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 Shake-A-Leg Inc.,
visit, http://www.shakealeg.org .

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Upcoming guests include:

August 16, 2005
Peter Squire, Chair of the National Youth Fellowship Network
August 23, 2005
Ralph Baker, Vice President Finance & Administration for the Federal
Sector of Computer Sciences Corporation.

August 30, 2005
Tammie McNaugton, Director, Corporate Workforce Initiatives, Human
Resources for Highmark, Inc.
Katherine McCary, Vice President-Act Program for the Sun Trust Bank
Both guests will discuss the BLN Conference in November 2005


Lee Hassinger
Associate Research Assistant
Bender Family of Companies
3 Penn Center West
Suite 223
Pittsburgh, PA 15276
Office Phone: 787-8567
Direct Line: 412-446-4450
Fax:            412-787-7178
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www.benderconsult.com
Be sure to tune into "Disability Matters with Joyce Bender" every
Tuesday from 2 PM to 3 PM Eastern Time at www.voiceamerica.com.


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