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Press Releases
For Immediate Release:
December 15, 1999
JOYCE BENDER INVITED TO SIGNING OF THE WORK INCENTIVES
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999
Pittsburgh area business woman, Joyce Bender, will be a part of an
historic signing of the Work Incentives Improvement Act, which
President Bill Clinton will sign at the FDR Memorial in Washington, DC
on Friday, December 17, 1999 at 9:30 a.m.
The Work Incentives Improvement Act eliminates many of the
restrictions on Medicaid and Medicare funding for people with
disabilities who want the opportunity to work. The Act will provide
$150 million, over a five-year period, in healthcare infrastructure
grants to states encouraging people with disabilities to return to
work. The Act also provides for a "ticket to work" program which will
enable people with disabilities on Social Security to obtain
vocational rehabilitation and employment services.
"Joyce Bender's commitment to furthering the employment of
Americans with disabilities is unsurpassed. Instead of focusing on
barriers, she looks for challenges. By developing a network within the
Information Technology industry, Joyce has been able to identify
current needs as well as provide "foot in the door" opportunities for
IT professionals with disabilities," said the President's Award
Committee Chairman, Tony Coelho.
Joyce Bender is President of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. and
Bender & Associates, International. She is involved in numerous
community, state and national efforts aimed at enhancing the
employment of people with disabilities. Several years ago, Bender
miraculously recovered from a brain hemorrhage that was a result of an
accident caused by an epileptic seizure. She never forgot about the
people she met in rehabilitation. She has been finding jobs for people
with disabilities ever since.
Bender Consulting Services, Inc. is located at Penn Center West in
Pittsburgh and is owned and operated by Joyce Bender. In 1995, Bender
started Bender Consulting Services, Inc., a for-profit company that
hires technical experts with disabilities. About 80 percent of her
employees have disabilities. Demand has been so strong that Bender
will soon be opening an office in Harrisburg.
Contact:
Kathy Kerestes
724.745.8601
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