March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. We wanted to create a post to share about some of the events happening around Ohio this month to raise awareness and celebrate people with Developmental Disabilities.

March 1

Seneca County Board of Developmental Disabilities DD Awareness Month Luncheon at the Seneca County Opportunity Center

https://senecacountyohio.gov/opportunity-center-kicks-off-dd-awareness-month/amp/

March 2

March 3

Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities is asking people to wear Orange for Inclusion Day. To find out more about what they are doing check out this link

March 4th

Driving Towards Access Ohio DD Day at the Ohio Statehouse In Columbus, Ohio.

Marion County Board of Developmental Disabilities is doing an Inclusion Day called This is Me: More than DD. They are asking people to wear Orange and share stories. Check out more at this link

March 5th

DD Awareness Month Proclamation Month Signing 10-11am with Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities at Courthouse at 25 E High Ave
New Philadelphia, OH 44663, USA

March 7th

Jackson County Board of Developmental Disabilities is holding a DD Awareness Month event from 10-2pm in Jackson, Ohio.

Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities is holding a March on Court Street for Developmental Disabilities Event at 10am this is link to the flyer for more information.

Ross County Board of Developmental Disabilities is holding a DD Awareness Month Walk at 10am check out this link for more information.

March 9th

Sandy Valley Baptist Church in Magnolia, Ohio is having Disability Awareness Day at their 11am Service. https://facebook.com/events/s/disabilities-awareness-sunday/655146487182478/

March 10th

Brain Injury Awareness Advocacy Day at the Ohio Statehouse.

March 11th

Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services will be hosting an Open House for the community for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

The annual Open House event aims to showcase the many achievements of people served by
WCBDD, as well as inform the community about the services and supports WCBDD provides to individuals with disabilities.
Open House will be hosted on March 11, 2025, at the Warren C.
Young Center, located at 801 Drake
Road in Lebanon.
The first session will take place at 1 p.m., and the second session will begin at 6pm for more information check out this link to find out more.

March 14th

The Celebrity Basketball game is on March 14 at 7 p.m. at Heidelberg University’s Seiberling Gymnasium. Teams of community members and Seneca Arrows Special Olympics athletes will take to the court for this annual tradition. The event is open to the public for anyone to come and cheer them on.

March 21st

Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day! Show your socks on social media.

March 27th

Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities is hosting a DD Awareness Rally in Ravenna, Ohio.

Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Festival 6-8pm in Athens, Ohio. This is a flyer about the event to read more.

In some counties they are doing a month long celebration of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

In Butler County, their website has this cool way to share how you raise awareness.

DD Awareness Wear Orange Campaign

Taking photo entries until Monday, March 31

Developmental Disability (DD) Awareness Month is a nationwide movement that raises awareness about inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all aspects of community life, and the barriers that people with disabilities still face. Although DD Awareness Month doesn’t begin until March, we thought why not start celebrating now with the “Wear Orange” social media campaign! Orange is the national color for DD Awareness month because it symbolizes both energy and positivity. From now until Monday, March 31 we will be accepting photos of those in the community who are wearing orange in support of DD Awareness Month! To participate in this campaign, please send a photo or photos of you and/or individuals you support in the DD community with the name of those in the photo/s and why DD Awareness Month is important to Cassie Mattia at cqmattia@butlerdd.org .