When you or a loved one are working with Summit DD to develop your plan for services and connect to supports that you use, you may hear the terms local billing and waiver. These terms are types of funding used to pay for the essential services that you receive on a daily basis. While many are familiar with what a waiver might be, there are quite a few question about what local billing means? Read More ›
Author Archives: Tricia Perduk
Transition Event Provides Vital Resources to Teens
Families across Summit County recently came out for the inaugural Transition Expo put on by the Summit County Transition Expo Committee. This event was the first for the collaborative group made up of local schools, career centers, transition specialists and Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board (Summit DD). The group’s focus is to help teens with developmental disabilities make successful transitions from school to adult life. Read More ›
A DD Awareness Month to Remember
A month of celebration
What an unbelievable March it’s been! March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness (DD Awareness) Month, a time when we come together to bring awareness to the talents that each person has to offer. This March, people of every ability and from every community came together to celebrate inclusion. See it for yourself in our recap video of the month’s celebrations! Read More ›
Congratulations Appreciation Award Winners
Ever met those people who seem to give 110% in everything they do? People who leave an impression on those around them? People who inspire you to be better than the day before? Well we’d like to take the opportunity to say thank you to a few of them now through our Summit DD Appreciation Awards. Read More ›