Note from our WAE Center Director

There is quite a buzz at the WAE Center as we enter the year of our 10th anniversary. The community that has grown to become the WAE Center continues to build on our original vision, with the encouragement, support and participation by JSDD’s Board of Trustees, foundations, volunteers, community schools and students, families, staff and members. Our program supports all people regardless of ability, and our belief that each member has great potential is unwavering. Having a choice, gaining a voice, developing self-responsibility – these goals are at the core of our philosophy and practice. There is true beauty in knowing you are being heard and that your voice is important to the people with whom you are sharing the journey. It […]

“Friends and Family” Holiday Art Sale 50% discount on selected items Contact Art Studio Manager Harry Klein, 973-272-7156; harry@waecenter.org to arrange a viewing of the artwork being offered. Jacqueline Halgren was thrilled at the announcement last week of the WAE Center’s very first “Friends and Family” Holiday Art Sale. This opportunity has made her the proud owner of an original Steven W. painting that she has admired since she first came for an interview in 2007. “I was totally captivated by that painting as I filled out my application,” said Jacqueline, a fine artist herself. “That was before I had even met Steven and learned that he paints from a wheelchair and has limited use of his hands. Steven and […]