• The Guam Developmental Disabilities Council held a Celebrity Bagging Event on March 14 at the Pay-Less Market located at the Micronesia Mall. (Pictured left to right): Megan Boswell, Self-Advocate and Christine Calvo, First Lady of Guam, assist each other in bagging groceries for a customer.

  • Photo of Andrew Tydingco, SiñA, Vice President, Senator Dennis Rodriguez, and Senator Jim Espaldon greeting customers as they leave with their groceries bagged.

    The Guam Developmental Disabilities Council held a Celebrity Bagging Event on March 14 at the Pay-Less Market located at the Micronesia Mall. (Pictured left to right): Andrew Tydingco, SiñA, Vice President, Senator Dennis Rodriguez, and Senator Jim Espaldon greet customers as they leave with their groceries bagged by local celebrities in the disability community and government.

  • Group photo of the Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio, and representatives from the Guam Tri-Agency.

    Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio, Acting Governor, signed a proclamation declaring the month of March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month on Guam. Attending the event were representatives from the Guam Tri-Agency, comprised of the Guam Developmental Disabilities Council, Guam Legal Services Corporation - Disability Law Center and University of Guam CEDDERS. Also attending were members of Guam’s state recognized self-advocacy group SiñA: Self-Advocates in Action as well as agency representatives from the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and Division of Support Services.

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Highlights!

by Guam CEDDERS

March was Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! The Tri-Agency along with SiñA collaborated to host a series of events to celebrate and promote public awareness of developmental disabilities. The events included the annual GSAT Conference & Fair, a Celebrity Bagging at Pay-Less Supermarket, and the Guam Developmental Disability Council Family Fun Day, which took place this year at the Sinajaña Community Center. Self-Advocates, families, and advocates joined together to celebrate accomplishments, talk about future activities, and most of all, to establish or renew friendships.

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