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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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Community • Creativity • Growth

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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Our Programs

Residential

Services

Life for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities should be like yours and mine.

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WAE

Center

Focusing on the abilities and desires of members regardless of their starting point.

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Heidi

Gallery

Designed to help families navigate the system and become strong advocates.

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Therapeutic

Services

JSDD participates as a founding member of the MetroWest ABLE initiative.

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Susan in WAE Center helping people learn assistive tech as part of the JSDD: Life Home Tech program

Life | Home | Tech

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JSDD: Life | Home | Tech (LHT) uses technology solutions to support individuals in achieving goals and optimizing daily routines. 

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Heidi Happenings – January 2025

January 23, 2025
I am often asked: ‘how does Heidi Gallery impact WAE members?’, by visitors to the Gallery here at the JSDD building…the gallery often being their first port of call. It just so happens that the perfect answer to that query has recently presented itself!
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Celebrating Shabbat with Temple Ner Tamid

January 12, 2025
The first Shabbat of 2025 was a joyful and meaningful gathering for JSDD residents at Temple New Tamid. The evening began with a warm welcome, as attendees joined together in song led by Cantor Greenberg and her guitar. The lighting of the
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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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