The Guam DD Council is composed of 28 members from across the island, who are appointed by the Governor with the recommendation of Council members and staff.

COMPOSITION

Minimum 60% of membership MUST include people with I/DD, or immediate family members or guardians of children and adults with I/DD

P&A: Guam Legal Services Corporation – Disability Law Center

UCEDD: Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (CEDDERS)

Special Education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Division of Special Education, GDOE)

Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, DISID)

Aging: Older Americans Act of 1965 (Division of Senior Citizens, DPHSS)

Medicaid: Title XIX of Social Security Act (Bureau of Healthcare Financing Administration, Division of Public Welfare, DPHSS)

Maternal and Child Health Program: Title V of Social Security Act (Bureau of Family Health and Nursing Services, Division of Public Health, DPHSS)

Local government agencies concerned with services for people with developmental disabilities

• • • Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
    • Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority
    • Guam Regional Transit Authority

Private, non-profit group concerned with services for people with developmental disabilities

• • • Guma’ Mami, Inc.