The eight physically and developmentally disabled residents of the Tom McKay Center in Bardstown have quietly separated lives.

McKay Center staff member Nora helps Marvin complete his costume for the annual Halloween Dance.

Van driver Jeff Gagne helps Leslie out of the car as they arrive at the Tom McKay Center after working at Nelson County Industries.

Joy was the first resident to move into the McKay Center when it opened in 1981 and still lives there with seven roommates, none of whom have been there as long as her.

Bobby can be seen through the CD case she works to assemble at Nelson County Industries. Although the work is repetitive, the residents of the Tom McKay Center report here every weekday and earn minimum wage.

The sun rises over a harvested cornfield along Fredricksburg Rd. east of Bardstown, Ky. on Wednesday morning.

According to his older brother and neighbor Frank Douglas, Joe Douglas plants this pair of legs in his front yard on S. 4th Street in Bardstown every year at Halloween.

Twenty-one year old Jessi Kemplein designed Dance Pros Studio while still in high school, a project she credits with keeping her in school and motivating her to graduate.