Button, Political
Button, Political
Button, Political

Button, Political

Object number2024.10.10
MediumMetal; Plastic; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Joyce Bender
DescriptionCircular political pinback button. Front has paper background that has white perimeter; inset red and navy blue border with white political messages; and white central background featuring navy blue and red political message with navy blue check mark including white star at top. Button has clear plastic cover. Paper front and plastic cover are crimped around the perimeter. Shiny silver metal backer with horizontal pinback across top center. DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 2.188 x 0.313 in. (5.6 x 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsFront has white text along top perimeter "Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!" and bottom perimeter "MAKE THE DISABILITY VOTE COUNT".

Front has navy blue and red text at center "REV / UP!"; the "V" is a check mark.
Historical NotesPolitical advocacy button. New Galilee, Pennsylvania native Joyce Bender worked as an IT recruiter in Pittsburgh in the 1980s. A request to train students with disabilities in resume writing and interviewing at the Community College of Allegheny County’s Institute of Handicapped Children led to a pivot in her career. Joyce realized that people with disabilities were underemployed and not utilizing their skills and degrees. She started Bender Consulting which focused on finding competitive employment for people with disabilities in the IT sector. As an adult, Bender was diagnosed with epilepsy and lost hearing in her right ear as a result of fall related to a seizure. Through Bender’s advocacy, CCAC rebranded this program as the Institute of Advanced Technology. She became known for her saying, “People with disabilities need paychecks not pity.”
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