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Community attending the Akron ArtWalk at Summit Art Space.

Celebrating DD Awareness Month at the Akron ArtWalk: A Vision of Empowerment

The DD Awareness Month Celebration continues!

Over the weekend, Summit DD was proud to team up with Summit ArtSpace to host the first Akron ArtWalk of the year “A Vision of Empowerment” in recognition of DD Awareness Month. Over 400 attendees joined us for a celebration of the arts – all with accessibility and inclusion at the heart of the evening! Read More ›

Accessibility Library graphic. City of Akron in background.

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 ›

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