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Our View: GovGuam must ensure equal treatment for those with disabilities
Pacific Daily News
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If you have a disability and live on Guam, it’s very likely that life is far from easy, even though the Americans with Disabilities Act “prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstream of American life to enjoy employment opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in state and local government programs and services,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
To begin with, the federal government continues to unfairly deny the disabled on Guam Supplemental Security Income. It’s designed to help the aged and those with disabilities who have little or no income meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.
Government agencies, volunteers to clean the island Saturday
The Guam Earth Month islandwide beautification cleanup starts at 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
Residents who want to participate in one of the organized site cleanups and who aren t already connected with one the participating groups, are asked to call the governor’s office at 473-1162 for locations and contact information.
If you don’t call in advance, you still can show up at a cleanup site, according to the governor’s office, and should find the person in charge of that site to receive supplies and instructions.
Volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags and are asked to bring their own facemasks, although some sites will have masks for volunteers who don’t have one.