DRTC celebrates National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month

In conjunction with National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Dale Rogers Training Center (DRTC) honors the accomplishments and dedication of not only employees with disabilities, but also their employers who are promoting inclusion in the workplace.

DRTC, a nonprofit agency that provides training and jobs for people with disabilities, serves 1,100 people annually. In addition to its on campus programs and Work Projects locations, Dale Rogers Training Center’s Employment Services program helped place 120 people in jobs throughout the OKC metro last year.

Among all DRTC programs, participants earned $5.3 million last year, allowing them to become contributing, tax-paying citizens, while reducing subsidies.

“Individuals who find employment through DRTC’s programs perform meaningful, quality work day in and day out,” said Executive Director Connie Thrash McGoodwin, M.Ed. “We also applaud the various businesses for employing this vital part of the workforce.”

The annual Governor’s Awards of Excellence for Disability Employment will be given during a ceremony October 18^th. DRTC is excited to announce all three of its nominees will be honored:

• Markus Mullin – a DRTC Employment Services participant and employee at St. Ann’s Retirement Center
• Clay Stephens – a DRTC Employment Services participant and employee at St. Ann’s Retirement Center
• Ken Holt – an employer with Embassy Suites in Norman who hires people with disabilities

What does inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce look like? Use #InclusionWorks to find out!

About Dale Rogers Training Center

Dale Rogers Training Center (DRTC) is the oldest and largest community vocational training and employment center for people with disabilities in Oklahoma. With multiple locations in Oklahoma, DRTC trains or employs more than 1,100 people with disabilities per year. Visit us online: DRTC.org.