Summit County Transition Expo

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Career, Disability, DODD, Employment, Independent Living, OOD

Are you and your family in the process of Transition Planning in high school or making the adjustment to adult life? Learn about a variety of adult services that can assist in your transition through high school and plan for your future after high school. Professionals are encouraged to attend to keep up to date about information and resources in Summit County. All students 14-21 with an IEP or 504 & families are welcome to attend this free event!

Ready, Willing And Able

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Disability, DODD, Employment

We learn about a job placement program showing that developmentally disabled workers often make excellent employees.

‘I feel better about my life’: People with disabilities endorse jobs outside sheltered workshops

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Career, Disability, DODD, Employment

A federal judge could take up to several weeks to decide if a proposed settlement aimed at integrating intellectual and developmentally disabled Oregonians into everyday jobs is a fair deal.

New efforts help people with disabilities find employment

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Disability, DODD, Employment

New efforts locally are creating jobs for people with developmental disabilities, a segment of the population with perhaps the highest rate of unemployment.

Summit County DD board to close adult day center in West Akron; first of six to shut down

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Disability, DODD

The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board expects to close its adult day center on West Exchange Street in Akron next summer, part of a much larger plan involving the shutdown of all six of its facilities for adult clients.