During the month of July, those with disabilities are celebrated.

Tony Kirkman is the Executive Director of the Piatt County Mental Health Center, and on the WHOW Morning Show, joked that 'Piatt County Mental Health Center' was not a good name for their organization because they work so closely with those with disabilities through their day services.

According to Kirkman, they also have a vocational program that helps place individuals who are able to enter the workforce, to do that. As well as its respite care program.

Funding limitations are what mostly keep the Piatt County Mental Health Center from taking on more folks for its day services. Kirkman explains State of Illinois dollars only fund 75 people but they are hearing that number could be growing.

While the State of Illinois has touted some of the things it is doing for the developmentally disabled, Kirkman indicates there are many things they have done congruently that are detrimental to them as well. We'll have more on that with Kirkman still this month on Regional Radio.