Danielle Strnad began creating and working with the All Abilities community since the young age of 16.  As a Theatre Artist and Arts Educator Strnad is considered one of the leading providers of inclusive arts programs across the GTA.  She founded DramaWay back in 1999 when she saw an opportunity in the community to provide creative-arts programs, emphasizing a uniquely compassionate, process-oriented approach to educational arts programming for individuals of all abilities with special-needs. Danielle’s philosophy of putting participants' needs first, remains the backbone of DramaWay.

Due to Danielle’s vision and leadership, DramaWay has grown from running one small drama program with 5 participants, to currently hosting 15 programs that span the realm of the fine arts servicing over 450 individuals on a weekly basis across the GTA.  

Danielle and her Team of DramaWay Specialists, have received media attention from Employable Me, CBC Our Toronto, CBC The Goods, Metronews, The Booster, Canadian Living Magazine, The Annex Gleaner, The Scarborough Mirror, CBC’s Moving On TV program while also continuing to be recognized by Community Living Toronto as a valuable community partner. Theatre Program Mississauga led by DramaWay Director, Danielle Strnad was awarded The Emerging Performance Art Group at the Mississauga Arts Awards and she was also awarded Community Champion by CBC Toronto in 2018.