Facility serving adults with disabilities opens in Jefferson Twp
JEFFERSON TWP — Bonnie Wilczynski never intended Austin's Place to be a large operation.
That all changed when the facility for adults with intellectual disabilities became so popular that Wilczynski and her husband, Victor, who co-founded Austin's Place, decided they needed more space.
“Once we got started, the phone calls started coming in and there was no place for us to grow,” Bonnie Wilczynski said. “I didn't want to overcrowd it.”
The Wilczynskis began looking for a larger property last October, a year after they opened Austin's Place.
They closed on a 22-acre site on Dinnerbell Road complete with three buildings and a pool in April, and opened the new facility on July 5.
Austin's Place runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and is for individuals with disabilities including cerebral palsy, autism, blindness, deafness and seizure disorders.
Bonnie Wilczynski said clients are those on the lower end of functional skills.
“The people that have more sensitive needs are who we work with,” she said.
A full report appeared in the Butler Eagle.
