Serving People in Rural Areas with Disability Resource Center

The needs of people with disabilities vary not only based on their respective disabilities, but also where they are living. In rural areas, the needs that people face can be stark and immediate. Disability Resource Center (DRC) is a Center for Independent Living in Demorest, Georgia, that has been serving 13 rural counties in northeast Georgia for over 20 years. At DRC, the staff confronts a wide variety of needs of their consumers on a daily basis. In this episode, Nancy Peeples and Leah Norton of DRC describe helping consumers with everything from helping them with groceries to tracking down necessary documentation to gain access to social services for those who are currently homeless. We also hear from DRC consumers Tugalo Odister and Ruby Wells about how DRC was able to help them in moments when nobody else could.