From: "Lee Hassinger" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:29 AM
Dr. Peter Blanck, Director of the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
at the University of Iowa College of Law to be featured on "Disability
Matters" with Joyce Bender
PITTSBURGH, PA- Dr. Peter Blanck, Director of the Law, Health Policy and
Disability Center at the University of Iowa College of Law will be
featured with Joyce Bender on "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, June 1,
2004 from 2 PM to 3 PM Eastern Time. The Center is the leader in law,
technology, education and research, focused on improving the quality of
life for persons with disabilities. The Center concentrates on public
policy and its impact on person's with disabilities, with an emphasis on
employment, technology, self-determination and self-sufficiency.
Dr. Blanck has written over 100 articles and books on the ADA, received
grants to study disability law and policy, represented clients before
the United States Supreme Court in ADA cases, and testified before
Congress. His work has received national and international attention.
Dr. Blanck is the Charles M. and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law,
Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Public Health at the
University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard
University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served as
President of the Stanford Law Review.
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, www.benderconsult.com or www.benderofcanada.com. To learn
more about Voice America, visit, www.voiceamerica.com. To learn more
about the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center at the University of
Iowa College of Law, visit http://disability.law.uiowa.edu.
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Upcoming guests include:
Date: June 8, 2004
Guest: Daniel Mont
Title: Senior Social Protection Specialist, World Bank
Date: June 15, 2004
Guest: Celia Hindes
Title: Executive Director of Variety, The Children's Charity
Date: June 22, 2004
Guest: Everett McElveen
Title: President and CEO, Life'sWork of Western PA
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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