Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Student workers from CASP become Pan American champions

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We congratulate our CASP champions, Carlos Venturo and Javier Ruiz, students who work at COSAPI and the Universidad Científica del Sur (UCSUR) respectively, for winning the double gold medal and the single bronze medal for Peru in their categories in the Pan American Tennis Special Olympics in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. We also congratulate our professor and trainer, Jesús Palma, for the success and his extraordinary teamwork.

This tournament, organized by the Special Olympics, took place on the Club Tenis Santa Cruz courts from August 12 to August 17 under the motto of integration, demonstrating that the practice of sports has no limits. A hundred players participated, representing 14 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela.

The IV Pan American Tennis Special Olympics Tournament took place as part of the Project for the development of Tennis in Special Olympics Latin America, COSAT and COTECC. The project, begun in 2006 and dubbed “Tenis Somos Todos” took place in Bolivia with the great support of the Departmental Government and of businesses that shared the objective of using the sport as a means of social development for people with intellectual disabilities and for the community in general.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

CASP celebrates its 34th aniversary dedicated to the education of people with different abilities and their families


Today, Tuesday August 20th, the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) celebrates its 34 anniversary dedicated to the education of people with different abilities (autism, Down syndrom, mental retardation and cerebral palsy) and their families. Several institutional activities have been prepared to celebrate this event, in which authorities of the San Miguel district (where the center is located) teachers, parents, students, and the community in general will take part.

Tomorrow, to promote our rich and varied gastronomy, students and parents will participate in a gastronomic contest to be developed in each classroom of CASP. Winners will receive a diploma and a surprise prize.

On Wednesday, August 21st, starting at 4 pm, students, parents and CASP specialists will take part in a passacaglia, a walking parade through the streets adjacent to the center. Street people and musical bands will be part of this joyful and colorful parade.

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Dr. Liliana Mayo, general director, founded CASP in the garage of her parents at La Punta, Callao, on August 20th, 1979. It started with 8 students, but at present it serves more than 450 students, 100 of which are employed in real jobs, and another 70 are included in regular schools.

CASP is recognized worldwide for its contributions as a model center of training, demonstration and research for people with different abilities and their families. Its educational model has been implemented succesfully in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Spain, Panama and the Dominican Republic. 

Not long ago, by the initiative of the First Ladies of Panama and the Dominican Republican, Martha Linares and Cándida Montilla de Medina and their respectives governments have adopted the CASP educational system to be implemented at the Ann Sullivan Center of Panama CASPAN (established last year) and at the Center of Integral Attention for Disability (CAID), which will be established at the end of this year.


Monday, August 19, 2013

National Jury of Elections (JNE in Spanish) promotes the labor inclusion of young people with different abilities from the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP)

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The National Jury of Elections (JNE) signed an interinstitutional cooperation agreement to promote the labor market inclusion of young people with different abilities from the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru in a ceremony held at its head office.

"This agreement is unique because two students of CASP will be our coworkers at the National Jury of Elections,” said Dr. Francisco Tavara Córdova, president of this constitutional organism.

This agreement states that two young students with different abilities from CASP will soon be incorporated to work in the electoral organism, and the Supported Employment Program of CASP will be implemented at the JNE.

Dr. Liliana Mayo, founder and general director of the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru, expressed that it is a historic day for CASP because young people with different abilities will be able to show their value as human beings and workers.

In addition, she added that this initiative of the JNE should be spread all over the world so that these kinds of electoral organisms in other countries follow the suit. "The National Jury of Elections has a big heart," he said.