Step into the vibrant world of Rachel, a local Akron artist who’s work is being featured at the Summit Artspace for the very first time. Her dynamic paintings feature mandalas and floral motifs, or as Rachel calls it “a celebration of life.” This exhibition also celebrates the partnership between Summit Artspace and Summit DD to help ensure artists of all abilities have the opportunity to share their work with the world. Read More ›
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Inclusion Day a Big Success
The first week of 2021’s Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is almost in the books…and our Inclusion Day celebration on March 1st was a massive success! It was amazing to see the community come together to spread awareness, even though most of the activities were virtual due to the pandemic. Altogether, we had thousands of community members and close to 50 Summit County businesses and organizations join in the celebration, including nine Akron-Summit County Library branches, City of Stow Mayor John Pribonic, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, Summit County Probate Court, and dozens of local disability service providers. Read More ›
DD Awareness Month 2021
March DD Awareness Month is just around the corner. While a lot has changed since last DD Awareness Month, our desire to shine a light on people of all abilities has not. The pandemic may keep us from gathering, but it can’t keep us from connecting.
So help us kick off the month with Inclusion Day (3/1) and help us make our community more inclusive for people of every ability by joining our month-long virtual celebrations. See below for ways to celebrate. Read More ›
Annual Report: Making Meaningful Connections
We invite you to read through our annual report to see all the ways that Summit DD continues to make meaningful connections for those we serve and those who support us…one person, one organization and one staff member at a time.