Category Archives: Agency Updates

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Give us your feedback about Summit DD’s website

Friends, we need your help! Summit DD is making plans to update our website. To ensure that the people we serve and parents/guardians get the most out of Summit DD’s website, we are asking for your feedback.

We’d like to hear about your experience with our current website, the information available, and any suggestions you might have to make our website the best it can be.

If you didn’t receive a survey in your email, please use this link to take the survey. Read More ›

Summit DD Board Member Jason Dodson

Summit DD Board Elects New Board President and Officers, Briggs and Youssef Appointed

(Tallmadge, Ohio) – The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, or Summit DD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Dodson as Board President, Allyson V. James as Vice President and Gregg Cramer as Secretary. Dodson replaces Dave Dohnal as President, having served the maximum of three terms at the end of 2023. Read More ›

Group of Summit DD Staff celebrating Inclusion Day.

Inclusion Day 2024

Monday, March 4, 2024 is Inclusion Day! Grab your orange attire and join Summit DD in painting the county ORANGE to kick off DD Awareness Month and promote community inclusion.

Inclusion is about sharing experiences. So remember to share pics of you and your school, co-workers or friends wearing orange. Add #IncludeME and tag us – @SummitDD on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. We want to see your inclusion pride!

Add some SWAGger to your Inclusion Day Read More ›

Summit County Sheriff MUI Detective Joseph Black.

A Holistic Approach to MUI

Summit DD’s MUI Department and Community Supports & Development Department presented best practices about the power of collaboration to improve health and safety at the 2023 OACB Winter Conference .

The training included:

  • Discuss ways Summit DD’s MUI Team utilizes data and other agency resources for MUI prevention
  • Discuss the partnership between Summit DD and The Summit County Sheriff’s Dept.
  • Describe Summit DD’s Eat Safe Campaign aimed at choking prevention
  • Provide suggestions on how other counties can replicate some aspects of Summit DD’s outreach

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