Author Archives: Tricia Perduk

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 ›

Summit DD News

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 ›

Successful Transition from Services Stems from Collaboration

In March 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enacted a new rule calling for “conflict-free case management.” This conflict of interest, between administering and providing services must be resolved by county boards in the coming years. Since then, Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board (Summit DD) has been diligently working to create thoughtful plans that carefully address how Read More ›

Summit DD Appoints New Board President and Officers

(Tallmadge, Ohio) – The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, or Summit DD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Siegferth as Board President, David Dohnal as Vice President and Denise Ricks as Secretary. Siegferth replaces Randy Briggs as Board President, who served in the role since 2012. Read More ›

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