DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — People living with disabilities are now getting a new taste of workforce experience thanks to a new restaurant in Durant.

People First Industries of Bryan County Inc., an agency aimed at securing life incentives and employment to those with mental or physical disabilities, has opened Integration Station Cafe to the public.

The name of the business, refers to individuals being integrated into the workforce industry. From cashier to host, to cook, each supportive individual staff member is able to walk in each day with a new job of their choosing.

"The purpose of the cafe is to do hands-on vocational job training for our clients," explained general manager Erica Shelton. "Unfortunately, in so many other workshops, they are told what to do, and that's not fair. They have rights, and they have the right to tell us what they would like to do."

The non-profit cafe is located at 305 West Main Street in Durant.

"We offer vocational job training for adults with intellectual disabilities, and we've been in the community for years here in Durant. We weren't very satisfied with the jobs that our individuals were being offered.." said Erica.

According to general manager Erica Shelton, it took over a year to get this project off the ground.

"We said, we're just gonna create our own business and give our supported individuals the job we know they deserve and the jobs we know they can do."

Each staff member gets to choose their restaurant role everyday.

"It's helped me show that I don't need to be as quiet as sometimes as I am. It's helped me show that interacting with people can be really beneficial, fun .. It's nice to be able to just move around and be able to help everyone I can," said Gabriel Parker, a supported individual worker at the café.

The staff is paid hourly and gets to take home all their tips at the end of their shift.

"Some of us don't even get chances. Do you know where most of us would be if we didn't have this place? We'd be on the couch watching movies. I'd rather be here, working, like this place offers us," said Ashley Wallace, another supported individual who works at the café.