Summit County kicked off Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in record-breaking style! Over 25,000 people united to celebrate Inclusion Day…showing that our great community is strongest when everyone is included! Read More ›
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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!
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Summit County Launches the Accessibility Library
The Accessibility Library is a strategy identified in the Akron/Summit Cultural Plan (2020) which originated with artist and advocate Alicia Hopkins. The thoughtful implementation of a process by which nonprofit community groups could access assistive technology and support items for events has been carried forward by the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Advancing Independence Network, Arts Now, Direction Home and Summit DD. Read More ›
Celebrating 32nd ADA Anniversary
At Summit DD, we believe the strongest communities include people of ALL abilities. Join us in celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the first comprehensive civil rights law for persons with disabilities. Read More ›