About Lisa Parramore

Lisa Parramore

Lisa Parramore is the Communications Manager for the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities. For over ten years she has worked to educate people with disabilities and their families about the help available to them in the Stark community. Outside of work, she is a wife and mom to three young adults, one with developmental disabilities, as well as a Rotarian, and President of Canton Challenger Baseball, a league for children/young adults with developmental disabilities.

Articles by Lisa Parramore

October Is Disability Employment Awareness Month

October 25, 2021 2:21 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

When Adam graduated from high school in 2019 he knew he wanted to get a job. “I want to take food orders like my sister,” he said.

During school Adam worked hard at developing his reading skills and money counting skills, but even with adapted curriculum he still struggled to get some words right and correctly make change. He also enrolled in a Job Training program his Junior and Senior years to develop other skills.