Saturday, October 30, 2010

Universidad Científica del Sur is the first peruvian university that offers jobs to people with different abilities

Thanks to an agreement signed between the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP) and the Universidad Científica del Sur (UCSUR), two young people with different abilities work at the university as part of the administration staff.

They started working for UCSUR on Monday, October 25th, in compliance with commitments assumed by this university to contribute to the inclusion of people with different abilities into labor market. In the same way, students from the Faculty of Psychology will be able to carry out their pre-professional practices and serve as volunteers at CASP.

The Universidad Científica del Sur has become the first university in Peru to hire people with different abilities, and it is expected that other institutions of higher education follow suit. This agreement is part of a plan to promote inclusion of people with different abilities into the Peruvian labor market.

Enrique Burgos Quispe, inclusion area coordinator in CASP, said “ specialists of the supported employment program will teach tasks to these two young people until they can do them by themselves.”

This program allows our students to improve their self-esteem and relationships with other people, develop new skills, participate in community activities and improve their quality of life through a salary that provides economic independence.

Jaime Tamashiro, Director General for Administration and Finance at the UCSUR, stated, “UCSUR offers an education which aims at forming leaders who have professional skill and knowledge, and human beings who aspire to excellence.”

At present, 100 students of CASP work at 33 important companies, while other 72 students are included into 52 regular schools. In the last two years, more than 12,000 parents and professionals working with people with different abilities have been trained in 22 departments of Peru, and in 10 Latin America and European countries, through a new distance learning program using Internet.

Finally, CASP is a pioneer of Schools of Families in our country, where about 450 families are taught regularly to be the best teachers of their children.

Convenio CASP - UCSUR 002

Monday, October 18, 2010

CASP organizes a conference - workshop titled "How to know if your child has a vision problem and its relationship to learning problems"

The Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) and the Schiefelbusch Lifespan Institute University of Kansas University, under the auspices of the U.S. National Institute of Health and Global Campus at the University of Iowa (creator of Elluminate Live), will hold the Fourth Conference-Workshop aimed at health and education professionals and parents of people with different abilities, which is free of charge and takes place via Internet on Saturday October 23rd, 2010.

Dr. Linda Lawrence, who is a pediatric ophthalmologist specialized in treating people with different types of developmental disabilities, volunteer faculty of ORBIS International and the 2009 recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award, will give a conference titled “How to know if your child has a vision problem and its relationship to learning problems ". Dr. Jorge Lembcke will perform simultaneous English/Spanish interpretation at the event.

In this conference/workshop Dr. Lawrence will talk with parents and teachers about the importance of early detection of vision problems in children from newborn to school age. The importance of early identification, evaluation and intervention are topics that will be dealt with during the conference:

1. Signs and symptoms for vision problems.

2. Common vision problems in children.

3. How a teacher can make an evaluation of vision problems.

4. Which are the interventions available, and environmental adaptations, for children with vision problems?

DATE: Saturday, October 23rd , 2010.

TIME: From 9:00 to 11:30 am (exactly at the time named).

PLACE:

Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú - Calle Petrolina Alvarez 180 – Urb. Pando 5ta. Etapa – San Miguel (Near the block 16 Av. La Marina – on a street that runs parallel to block 7 Av. Universitaria)

COST: FREE OF CHARGE

REGISTRATION:

Registration is carried out in the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú, located at Calle Petronila Álvarez, No. 180, 5ta Etapa Urb. Pando, San Miguel, or clicking the registration link ‘Ficha de Inscripción’.

Deadline for registration is October 22, 2010.

People who live in other cities of Peru or in another country have to contact the facilitator at that city. For more information visit Distance Education Facilitators.

Finally, people living in province who are interested in promoting training courses CASP offers or receiving more information about our training program can contact the Project and Research Area at: 263-6296 / 263-4880 extension 120.

Monday, October 11, 2010

CowParade Perú delivers donation to the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú

The ceremony for delivery of the donation of CowParade Peru 2009 - sum raised from the auction of 80 cows painted by nationally recognized artists and local personalities that was exhibited during the past year in our capital, took place in Jockey Plaza on October 7th of this year.

These 80 cow canvas added color and luster to the different parks located in the city of Lima, which joins the list of the fifty metropolis in the world that have played host to this public art exhibition. Several national artists decorated these pieces of art, using authentic Peruvian motifs in some of them. 
 


The event that was organized by the Grupo Vallas Perú was graced with the presence of representatives of the three benefitted institutions: Fundación Lim, Socios en Salud and the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP). 
 


On behalf of CASP, Dr. Elena Lazarte, Director of the Inclusion Area, received the donation that will help fund the education of their students and families this year so they can keep learning and become independent, productive and happy. 


Entrega donativo Cowparade 001

Monday, October 4, 2010

We invite you to visit the Ann Sullivan Gallery at the XV Decoration & Design Exhibition of CASACOR

We invite all friends of Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP) to visit the XV Decoration and Design Exhibition of CASACOR, whose doors will be opened for the public from September 24 until November. Architects and designers well known in this field have given free rein to their creative and professional skills.

This year, our institution was assigned once again a place denominated “Ann Sullivan Gallery”, which the great designer Maria Gracia Rizo Patrón decorated on this occasion. Due to her excellent work, our gallery was awarded as the Best Public Use Project.

We want to inform that you will find works of renowned national artists in the Ann Sullivan Gallery, as well as diverse products such as agendas, photo albums, notebooks, jewel cases, sculptures, brooches among others things. 
You will be contributing to the education of people with different abilities and their families when buying some item at the Ann Sullivan Gallery.

The objective of this participation is to raise money in order to offer quality education to our low-income students, so they become independent, productive and happy people.