Weaving specialist, Calin, uses an old-world loom to create fabrics of her chosen design. Each panel of fabric will be cut and sewn into beautiful saleable products, such as towels, table runners, and wine bags. (Tangi Times Photo)
Ervin proudly displays a beautiful cabbage grown in and harvested from the OPTIONS Learning Garden. (Tangi Times Photo)
This unique quilt was made by OPTIONS participants out of patches of fabric, individually colored onsite in an ancient dying process using pressed flowers, herbs, and other plants grown in the Learning Garden. (Tangi Times Photo)
Gardening, weaving, crafting, cooking, and dancing are just a few of the ways people with disabilities can benefit from the OPTIONS organization, a provider of premier services for adults with disabilities, based in Hammond, Louisiana. Offering day programs, employment, transportation, and assistance with community living, this organization has been a pillar of the disabled community since 1973...