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JSDD is a community leader in the work of creating spaces and opportunities for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) to live, learn, and grow to their fullest potential.

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For over 30 years we have focused on creating supportive supervised homes, a dynamic person-centered day habilitation program in the WAE Center, therapeutic services and immersive creative opportunities focusing on diverse inclusive community engagement, in our Heidi Gallery.

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Heidi Happenings – July 2025

Creativity has no boundaries. Drawing, painting, sculpting, designing, building, writing, acting, dancing, cooking; the list is endless. However, some people see creativity through a lens that presents a narrow definition. The phrases often used to describe this are ‘I can’t draw’, or ‘I can’t paint’. The counterpoint to this is that we are all creative, in some way, shape, or form.
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WAE Center Gallery

If the WAE Center were a living being, the Art Studio would be its heartbeat. The Art Studio offers opportunities for our members to explore creating fine art through painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, jewelry design, and graphic and computer arts.

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