DD Awareness Month

This March, help us make our community more inclusive
for people of every ability by joining our month-long celebration.
Need ideas? Check out the ideas below.

Join us for Inclusion Day 2025!

March 3, 2025 is Inclusion Day! Find out more about how you can help spread the message of INCLUSION in your community. Also be sure to sign up for a FREE Inclusion Day Kit to help your family, organization or school celebrate Inclusion Day this March. Don't wait! Registration closes February 7, 2025.

Request Your Inclusion Day Kit
Woman and man dressed in orange holding signs for Summit DD's Inclusion Day
Man in orange shirt signing Summit DD "I Heart Inclusion" banner at Inclusion Days at the Zoo event

Inclusion Days at the Zoo are back!

Join Summit DD and the Akron Zoo for some good, inclusive fun March 1-3, 2025! Did we mention it's on us??

Find out how to join us for FREE

The ArtWalk - Details coming soon!

In 2024, Summit DD teamed up with Summit Art Space for an inclusive art walk. Over 400 attendees joined us for a celebration of the arts – all with accessibility and inclusion at the heart of the evening!

See the Recap & Photos

Be Part of the Change

We're committed to helping people reach their full potential, but we need your help to make lasting progress. This March, ask yourself if you are doing all you can to create opportunities for all abilities.

Contact us about free trainings and assessments for your organization.

Appreciation Breakfast - details coming soon!

See photos from our 2024 Appreciation Breakfast where we recognized local self-advocates, DSPs, and community allies who work tirelessly to make a difference.

See Who was Awarded in 2024

Make Your Workplace Inclusive

Learn more about how Summit DD's Employment Collaborative can help your business connect with a largely untapped market of qualified job candidates or provide training for your teams.

Learn about the Employment Collaborative

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

On July 26, 1990 the ADA was signed into law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

Learn more about the ADA

National Disability Awareness Month History

National Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month officially began in 1987 with a proclamation from President Reagan to help bring awareness and acceptance for people of every ability. Since then, families, self-advocates, advocacy groups and Ohio’s County Boards have been working to increase opportunities for people with disabilities. But there’s still more progress to be made.

Learn more

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