Rep. Dan Miller’s Disability & Mental Health Summit is a free, one-of-a-kind event in Western PA that brings hundreds of people and participating organizations together to share information on a wide range of topics in the disability and mental health arena each year. The Summit, as conceived by Rep. Miller, was designed to bring resources and experts out of their offices and into an easy-to-access environment, where people can meet face-to-face to better solve problems.

The Summit has evolved over the years, in both form and content, and no two years are exactly alike! There are always offer free informative sessions, but topics and presenters are rotated so that novel sessions are always part of the program.  Other activities include our general resource fair, targeted resource fairs for students preparing to move from high school to adult life, artwork from people in the disability community,  and legislative panels that serve as policy hearings. One new feature at this year’s Summit will be an Assistive Technology Fair, showcasing a range of assistive technology, low tech to high, that will continue to help open doors to greater opportunity for all.

Now in its 12th year, the Summit has touched thousands of lives, educating legislators from both sides of the aisle, while helping to inform families, providing continuing education credits for professionals, and working to increase opportunities for self-advocates across the board. None of this would have been possible without the many volunteers and valued community partners who collaborate to help create this event. We hope to see you there this year!