2021 Summit DD Annual Report

Last year marked the final year of our 2019-2021 Long Range Plan. This plan focused on ensuring quality services, empowering and engaging our workforce and securing sustainability for future generations. With help from our partners, dedicated staff and our supportive community, we embraced these goals.

Read the online annual report here and discover how Summit DD and our partners empower our community and build meaningful connections throughout Summit County every day.

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Summit DD 2022 Action Plan

Discover Summit DD’s goals for 2022. View or download the Summit DD 2022 Action Plan. Read More ›

Summit DD News

Summit DD Board Appoints New Board President and Officers, Cramer Appointed

The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, or Summit DD, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Dohnal as Board President, Tami Gaugler as Vice President and Jason Dodson as Secretary. Dohnal replaces Tom Quade as President, having served the maximum of three terms at the end of 2021. 

Dohnal was appointed by Probate Judge Elinore Stormer and is serving his third and final term through December 2023.  Dohnal served on the Board of the Ohio Association of County Boards (OACB), the Governor’s Victims of Crime Task Force, the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) Abuser Registry Panel External Review Committee and as a Board Member with Advocacy and Protective Services (APSI). 

“I am sincerely honored to be selected to do this job again,” commented Dohnal at the January Summit DD Board Organizational Meeting. “In fact, it is just not a job,” Dohnal continued, “it’s a dedication and passion.”  Read More ›

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Summit DD and Akron Municipal Court Launch New Support Program

Summit DD believes in meeting people where they are. We have a long history of supporting people based on each person’s individual needs. There are instances where a person with a disability may need support through a legal process, to make sure they understand the situation and ensure they receive the proper support to put them on the right path going forward. Thanks to Judge Cable and the Akron Municipal Court team, the Connect program is here to help those with disabilities in the criminal justice system. Read More ›

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