Moderator and Guests
Leading researchers from the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, Harvard Medical School, and Rutgers University are partnering with other guests from government and the business and disability communities to share their perspectives on ways to translate the latest trends and thinking to advance workforce development and employment policy that produces sustainable economic opportunity for individuals with disabilities.
Season One
Michael Morris, J.D.
Podcast Moderator
Senior Advisor, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D.
Chairman of Burton Blatt Institute, University Professor at Syracuse University and Principal Investigator Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
Taryn Williams
Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, Office of Disability Employment Policy, US Department of Labor
Nicole Maestas, Ph.D.
Economist and Associate Professor, Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; and Research Associate and Director, Retirement and Disability Research Center, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Rebecca Cokley
U.S. Disability Rights Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Doug Kruse, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
Debra Ruh
CEO and Founder, Ruh Global IMPACT
Season Two
Michael Morris, J.D.
Podcast Moderator
Senior Advisor, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Finn Gardiner
Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Autistic People of Color Fund
Carol Glazer
President of the National Organization on Disability,
Jim Sinocchi
Former Head, Disability Inclusion JPMorgan Chase
Jay Burks
Director of Supplier Diversity at the Comcast Corporation
Chai Feldblum
Vice Chair of the AbilityOne Commission and former EEOC Commissioner
Lisa Mills
Owner, Moving to a Different Drum, Disability Policy and Services Consulting
Zachary Morris
Assistant Professor at the Stony Brook School of Social Welfare
Season Three
Lydia X. Z. Brown
director of public policy at the National Disability Institute
Ari Ne’eman
PhD candidate in Health Policy at Harvard University
Nicholas Wyman
Executive Director of The Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation (IWSI)
Mason Ameri
Associate Professor of Professional Practice - Rutgers University