Able ARTS Work, formerly known as Arts & Services for Disabled, is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1982. The primary mission of Able ARTS Work (AAW) is “Love Before Learning. Learn for Life.” Based on psychologist Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs, our primary purpose is to provide life-long learning, community service and vocational opportunities through the creative arts for people with disabilities of all ages in an environment of warmth, encouragement and inclusion. In alignment with our mission, AAW provides life long learning and life-skills coaching to children, adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities using pioneering, evidence-based therapeutic interventions that employ the full spectrum of the Creative Arts.