DRTC welcomed new OKDHS Director Justin Brown and Secretary of Human Services and Early Childhood Development Steven Buck for a tour of the nonprofit’s main campus in Oklahoma City.
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Hey, buddy! #pwdad2019
An overcast and drizzly day outside turned into warm, bright greetings in the Oklahoma Capitol on People with Disabilities Awareness Day 2019.
Dale Rogers Training Center (DRTC) gathered a team of individuals involved in its various programs to participate in the annual event put on by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.
Debbie Ladd, Mobile Workforce Coordinator, assembled the team of nine prior to the six-mile trip down Northwest 23rd Street to go over the game plan. They reviewed lawmakers to visit, including those located within DRTC’s district, as well as other key legislators. In addition, Ladd also provided handouts from Oklahoma Community Providers regarding legislation that impact people with disabilities to supply to lawmakers and their staff.
Once at the Capitol, DRTC clients visited the offices of approximately 20 lawmakers. However, most were conducting state business and were unavailable. Individuals did a fantastic job speaking with their assistants, introducing themselves and Dale Rogers Training Center, as well as talking about legislation that could impact people with disabilities statewide.
Chris, who has gained agency-wide fame for his famous “Hey, buddy!” greetings, used his signature call on just about everyone throughout the Capitol, including Majority Leader Jon Echols who was on his way to a colleague’s office. The two spoke briefly about DRTC’s visit before taking a picture together.
Well-known work
Dale Rogers Training Center is well known throughout the Capitol. Not only is DRTC Oklahoma’s oldest and largest vocational training and employment center for people with disabilities, but the nonprofit agency also manufactures products used throughout the Capitol building.
“We order plaques from Dale Rogers (Training Center),” said Gracie Monson with Senator Kevin Matthews’ office.
Sonya Barker, Legislative Assistant to Representatives Mark Lawson and Kyle Hilbert told us they have picture frames produced at Wyman Frame, a division of DRTC, in their office.
Dale Rogers Training Center participates in the State Use program, which facilitates contracted work between state agencies and nonprofit agencies providing work for people with disabilities. DRTC currently holds contracts for awards, trophies, plaques, name plates, badges, holders (through Prism Place), picture frames (Wyman Frame) and even delineators.
Bills to watch
Dale Rogers Training Center is paying attention to a couple of bills this session:
HB 1290 – Would impact the State Use program by eliminating the 14c Department of Labor Certificate as a condition for participation in the program.
SB 202 – Would affect group home reimbursement from bed capacity to bed occupancy.
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 approximately 1,000 people with disabilities per year. Visit us online: DRTC.org.
Holiday Gratitude
As we begin to close out 2018, we would like to express our profound appreciation to all of you who have chosen Wyman Frame, a division of Dale Rogers Training Center, to manufacture custom picture frames, while providing jobs for people with disabilities.
We know everything you decide to frame has significance—that you worked in some meaningful way to create it, collect it, show it and share it. Thank you for choosing our work to support yours.
As we look forward to 2019, we promise to keep providing great customer service, high-quality products, artist-approved services and resources to help you follow your artistic passions. As always, we’ll keep working together and having fun along the way.
Happy Holidays!
Carla Folks, Mark Woods, Greg Rice—The Wyman Crew
Carla Folks works at Dale Rogers Training Center Custom Framing. Carla has been a Certified Picture Framer since 1989 and has framed for DRTC since 2013 where she trains/supervises people with disabilities on various projects.
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.
Custom framing questions
Do you need to have a picture framed?
We know the idea of going to a custom picture frame shop can be a little unsettling. Questions you might have are:
How much will this cost?
Do I have to know what I want?
What if I don’t know anything about art or colors?
The only thing you need to know before walking into the shop with your art is where it might hang and your budget for the project.
Usually, the first thing we ask is, “Do you have anything in mind?” Maybe you do and maybe you do not. Either way, that is just a starting point. We will ask a few more questions, try some combinations and give you some different pricing so you can make a decision. The process is not long or hard, usually taking about 10-20 minutes.
Beware: many folks who give it a try find that it is a lot of fun! Having one picture framed can start a person thinking of other things they would like to have framed or even re-framed to update their space.
Staff at Wyman Frame, a division of Dale Rogers Training Center, have more than 40 years’ combined experience.
Carla Folks works at Dale Rogers Training Center Custom Framing. Carla has been a Certified Picture Framer since 1989 and has framed for DRTC since 2013 where she trains/supervises people with disabilities on various projects.
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.
