Upward of 90 adult clients of RTC Industries will have easier access to a wide variety of artistic programs with the agency’s incorporation of an existing community program.
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Clients of The Studio participate in fine arts activities in this August 2014 file photo. The Studio, a day habilitation program for adults with disabilities run by Thelma Matthews, has become part of RTC Industries, which also operates RTC Services and Pos-Abilities programs. Clients now are able to select from the options depending on their needs and wishes, organizers say. (EXAMINER FILE PHOTO | REUBEN MEES |
The Studio, an artistic adult day habilitation program run by Thelma Matthews at the Union Station community center, is now part of RTC Industries’ services.
It was previously an arm of the private business Quality Residential Administrators, which is no longer providing services, Ms. Matthews said.
The changeover eliminates the somewhat competitive relationship between the two organizations and means that any client who may want to rotate a few days a week making cards through the Pos-Abilities program or selling sporting goods at Instant Replay and making art on their days off now can do so.
“It’s another dayhab setting, but the great part about it is that it addresses services we haven’t been able to offer before for people who want to explore that,” RTC Vocational Services Manager Nancy Evans-Donley said. “It’s a very nice addition to what we provide to people with developmental disabilities. The beauty of having The Studio is that we can tailor make a program.”
“What I love about it is it’s good for The Studio and it’s good for RTC, but most important it’s good for the people we work with,” Ms. Matthews said. “RTC is more of a factory setting and Pos-Abilities makes cards and runs Instant Replay and we are art-related. One person could attend all three places, depending on their season in life.”
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