Year after year, the bar for holiday spirit seems to be moving higher and higher. I think much of it started with HGTV, the Food... Read more » Read More...

Holiday Experiences for All

December 10, 2024

Winter has officially come, but perhaps it’s been difficult to get into the holiday mood with the lack of snow. Fort Wayne holds a multitude... Read more » Read More...

From the CEO: Giving

November 12, 2024

November is synonymous with Thanksgiving. We were all taught the story of the Pilgrims giving thanks to the Native Americans for their support through the... Read more » Read More...

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. You can read Ehlay’s article for its history, and Joni’s for some local examples of our employment initiative at... Read more » Read More...

Employment Initiative

October 21, 2024

The mission of AWS Foundation is to support individuals with enduring intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities to live as independently as possible. To that end,... Read more » Read More...

In October, Americans observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) by highlighting the importance of disability-inclusive hiring. We take this month to emphasize inclusion in... Read more » Read More...

Fort Wayne, IN – AWS Foundation recently awarded $1,065,665 in grants to 14 non-profit organizations to benefit individuals with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities in... Read more » Read More...

Whitney Bandemer is the Board Chair of AWS Foundation and Principal of WB Consulting.   Managers are the single most important factor in a team’s... Read more » Read More...

It is often said that disability is the only minority group that anyone can join at any time. Some join at birth while others join... Read more » Read More...

Patti’s article in this issue addressed ADA and what ‘upgrades’ are certainly needed after 34 years. The natural progression of ADA, as she pointed out,... Read more » Read More...