Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

The Superhero Project has arrived in Lakewood at the Beck Center for the Arts. Posters showing youths with disabilities transformed into the superheroes they are will be on display now through February 22. #SuperheroProject #BeckCenter

Today is World Braille Day! January 4th marks Louis Braille’s birthday - the inventor of braille. Let's celebrate the power of braille! We encourage you to visit the Ohio Library for the Blind & Print Disabled at the Cleveland Public Library. There, you can find resources and materials in braille. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eU8MynSC. #WorldBrailleDay #braille #BrailleDay Image description: Text, World Braille Day, with the braille characters for the word braille.

2025 is starting well for Penny, who is entering retirement. She is a Support Administrator Supervisor. Penny started at Cuyahoga DD in 1992 in an adult activity center. One of her favorite memories is of playing volleyball with Corporate Challenge. Penny enjoyed meeting staff from other departments who she may not have met without this experience. What she liked best about working at Cuyahoga DD was coaching staff to learn and grow while they supported people to live, learn, work, and play in the community. Penny feels most proud that the Support Administrators she supervised felt supported by her. A fun fact about Penny is that her stepson owns two restaurants in Wadsworth. In retirement, Penny plans to take time for herself and her family. She wants to delight in the final planning of her daughter's wedding and then figure out what is next. Thank you, Penny, for your 32 years of service! #retirment #ThankYou #congrats Image description: White text against a plumberry background, Happy Retirement Penny Scolaro Support Administrator Supervisor with a picture of Penny standing on a platform with a fall landscape behind her.

Cuyahoga DD believes people with developmental disabilities should be able to access and participate fully in a community where they are welcomed, included, supported, and celebrated. We are offering four grants to support access and inclusion for the following categories in Cuyahoga County in 2025. - Access and Physical Space - Arts and Culture - Library - Recreation Applications must be submitted from January 2 through January 31 at 5 PM. Cuyahoga County organizations can learn the full requirements at ow.ly/hQ0E50UyLkm or https://lnkd.in/gkRYxuJF. #CuyahogaDD #grants #inclusion Image description: White text, Cuyahoga DD Grant Opportunities. Now open!, with photo of young woman smiling.

Happy New Year to all! Cuyahoga DD buildings will be closed on December 31 and January 1. Image description: Blue text, Happy New Year 2025 against a white background and colorful dots.

Regina Dorfmeyer, a local artist, creates art her way. Beck Center for the Arts supports Regina through her artistic journey.

The Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) Fellowship 2025 application is open. This is a one-year advocacy project. The six chosen fellows will work to grow their leadership skills and find solutions to community issues. SARTAC funds all the projects. Deadline to apply is January 17. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eyVsi6vu. Image description: Young woman in class clapping and smiling.

We invite people with DD, their families, and DD professionals to complete the story survey below to improve Ohio DD services.

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy's new website will help people with accessibility challenges find pharmacies that can serve their specific needs. Visit the site at https://lnkd.in/eJrtdvcJ

The Community Development Team made its first deliveries of Advo-Kits this week! These kits lead people in advocacy-related activities. The team dropped off the first 100 kits to My Choice and Welcome House, Inc. We are excited to continue giving out Advo-Kits in the new year! By the end of 2025, the team will distribute 1,500 kits!