There is a talented and dependable pipeline of talent of people with disabilities wanting to enter the workforce and Joyce Bender, President and CEO of Bender Consulting Services, has built her career on over 30 years of executive search experience, placing this talent in formative jobs.Joyce began her career in 1979 as a search consultant, and in 1988, founded Bender and Associates International, Inc., an executive search firm specializing in technology and management search.

In 1985, Joyce had a life-threatening accident due to epilepsy that caused a cerebral hemorrhage that required subsequent brain surgery.  This accident left Joyce 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 secure employment.

Today on Life’s New Normal, she unleashes her passion and busts several myths of companies who are still timid about hiring people with disabilities.

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About the host:

John Register, Paralympic Silver Medalist | Inspirational Catalyst | Change Management Speaker | Author | Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Vet | Disability Rights Advocate | 2 x TEDx Speaker who shows business leaders and sports professionals how to courageously step up to championship performance by walking in the new normal.