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Ohio Official Wants To Make Akron Area Autism Friendly
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – A county official in Ohio is hoping to formally declare the Akron area a welcoming place for people with autism.
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro said she would introduce a proposal to establish Summit County as “autism friendly” at a council meeting Monday.
Laurie Cramer, executive director of the Autism Society of Greater Akron, told the Akron Beacon Journal that Shapiro’s proposal would formalize efforts made over the past several years.
Cramer said her group has worked with others, including the Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, to promote inclusion of people with autism.
Among their successes are autism-specific story times at the library and a chance to meet the Easter Bunny at a local mall before opening without all the crowds and loud music.