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Cody (left) and Gary (right) display a wiring harness they made at DRTC for a subcontract through ETI.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Utility crews working to turn on electricity for thousands of Oklahomans are doing so through the hard work of people with disabilities at nonprofit Dale Rogers Training Center (DRTC).

Individuals in DRTC’s Vocational Services Program make wiring harnesses used in OG&E’s bucket trucks through a subcontract with ETI Equipment. The project not only provides a necessary component for utility companies, but it also creates steady employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Workers at DRTC’s campus at NW 23^rd & Utah make several variations of the harness, with different lengths and wires used depending on the specifications.

DRTC’s mission is to train and employ people with disabilities. Individuals participating in the nonprofit’s various programs earned $5.5 million last program year.

If you or your organization is interested in touring Dale Rogers Training Center and seeing how we make the harnesses and other quality products, please contact us at pr@drtc.org.

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.

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The Vocational Services Program and Special Needs Program are super busy this month. We are completing a big order for Sela that includes packaging appliance cords, hoses, and/or accessories. Plus, we are placing Steri Fab cleaner into individual shippers for the same company. We also received another shipment of books for Scholastic – we place a price sticker on the front of the books that are sold at their Book Fairs.

Lanissa works on Scholastic.

Angie and Laura package cards.

The Special Needs Program also worked on an order for DRS through Prism Place that included peeling paper, and adding ribbons and decoration to 400 ornaments.

John displays the ornament he just finished.

These programs do business with more than 41 companies during the year such as, Pelco, Bodycote, Digital Design, OG&E, Hitachi, Unifirst, Corken and Beams. Dale Rogers Training Center is the oldest and largest non-profit vocational training and employment center for people with disabilities in Oklahoma. Individuals placed in the community or in-house programs earned 5.5 million dollars in wages last year.

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