Todd E. Honored with 2025 NJACP Stars Award
We are proud to announce that Todd E., a valued resident and active member of the WAE Center, has been awarded...
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WAE Center News
Letter from the President
BY LORI SOLOMON / JULY 30, 2025 I am honored to assume the position of President of the Board of Trustees of JSDD. To say I have a very hard act to follow is an understatement. Larry Rein has been an extraordinary …
Showcase at the WAE
As is the custom on the last Thursday of each month, WAE members reveal their work, entertain, and discover what each person has been doing in their respective cohorts and classes! Thursday April 24th was a big day, as it coincided with …
Spring has Sprung in the Art Studio & Digital Art Lab
By Faye Graye and Bill Hall / April 25, 2025 Mondrian paintings In our art and history class the members went back in time to the early 1940’s to experience the jazz rhythms depicted in in Piet Mondrian’s “Boogie Woogie Broadway.”The use …
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Getting to Know…. Theatre Facilitator, Jeremy Kole
Name: Jeremy Kole Title: Theater Consultant How long have you been with JSDD? This is my first year!I officially started with the agency back in September of 2024. Is this the position you started in? It is, though I have now also substituted …
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WAE to Sew – The Creation of a Sensory Blanket
In the WAE Center sewing class, members created a tactile sensory blanket. Each member who participated in this group project made a three-part strip of colorful fabrics and then added touchable objects like beads, buttons, and bells. These strips were joined together …
WAE Center Variety Show & Café – 2025
A celebration of talents in every art form! The bench of talent at JSDD and the WAE Center runs very deep! This year, the culminating performance in honor of JDAIM (Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month) was expertly coordinated by Jessica …
Interview with Jaimie Rai, WAE Center Judaic Coordinator
Can you share your vision for Judaic programming at the WAE Center and how it aligns with the center’s holistic approach? My vision for the Judaic programing at the WAE Center is to make it inclusive to all members. To foster an …
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Lego Magic Brings Creativity and Community to Life at the WAE Center
On a recent cold and dreary December day, Heidi Gallery at JSDD was bursting with warmth and vibrant color. Not just from the captivating artwork on the walls of the current exhibition, “To Be Determined,” but from crates upon crates of brightly …
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One Studio, Two Women, Twenty Years of Guidance and Inspiration
Getting to know Esther & Lisette of the WAE Studio Esther Tanahashi Can you tell us about your background and what led you to work with adults with IDD in a wellness and arts program? The timing couldn’t have been more perfect, …
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