Inauguration of the Training a Counseling Center Ann Sullivan in Reque (Chiclayo)

With the massive participation of the population of Reque, province of Chiclayo, on Sunday, May 27, the Centro de Capacitación y Asesoría Ann Sullivan de Reque (CCAASR) (training and counseling center Ann Sullivan of Reque) was inaugurated. This institution was created and directed by the teacher Julia Incio.

Liliana Mayo Ph.D, General Director and founder of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) and César Montenegro, CCAASR adviser and CASP specialist, were part of the event, they both shared moments of joy with the staff of the center, parents and students.

  

CCAASR is the second Resource Center in Peru that adopts the CASP model in order to develop and implement the comprehensive education system for people with different abilities (autism, cognitive deficit, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy) and their families, which is successfully developing in our country and has allowed many of these people to receive an education that allow them to become more independent, productive and happy.

Director of the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP) visits WiderNet

Dr. Liliana Mayo, founder of the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP), a facility that provides services to individuals with disabilities and their families, made a surprise visit to WiderNet on April 3. Her organization was one of the first in the world to receive a prototype eGranary with the Global Disabilities Rights Library last year. Mayo was visiting The University of Iowa to host a seminar titled “Empowering Marginalized Women and Girls in Rural Areas of Peru Through Innovative Education” and stopped by to meet with WiderNet's Director Cliff Missen for a discussion about the GDRL project and future plans for the eGranary Digital Library.

Opening points centered on how the eGranary has impacted members of the center. “Parents are very eager to learn,” Mayo said. “This type of technology is great for demonstration.” Patients at the centre in Lima and their families seemed to learn best through video; the media capability of the eGranary has been the most effective use of the eGranary for CASP so far. Cliff also shared some capabilities with the eGranary Community Information Platform, demonstrating how patients and staff members can upload their own media to the eGranary.

Other topics of discussion included the creation of more Spanish language content for the GDRL. Tomeka Petersen, WiderNet Partnerships Coordinator also attended the short meeting and shared enthusiasm for more Spanish content in the eGranary."WiderNet would love to have an opportunity to create a partnership with CASP to develop a portal that would include all resources in Spanish" Petersen said. Dr. Mayo was pleased to learn more about upcoming WiderNet projects “There are many more opportunities for the use of this type of technology, our center helps many people in villages without internet,” Mayo said. She commented that the eGranary would be a useful learning tool for people in rural areas in Peru and other Latin American countries.

WiderNet thanks Dr. Mayo for her short visit and looks forward to working with her organization in the future and continuing to expand operations in Latin America.

From WiderNet

The Government of Panama chooses successful education model of CASP for people with autism

On Wednesday, 25 April 2012, the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) and the Government of Panama signed an agreement of Professional Consulting and Training Program to transfer the comprehensive education system that CASP has successfully developed to this Central American country.

Thanks to the initiative of Mrs. Marta Linares de Martinelli, First Lady of Panama, who took all necessary steps to create an Ann Sullivan center in her country so that children with autism and their families can receive a quality education and become independent, productive and happy people, this agreement was made possible.

The signing of this agreement took place at the main building of the Centro Ann Sullivan of the Perú (CASP) and was in charge of Dr. Liliana Mayo, founder and general director of the Centro Ann Sullivan of the Perú (CASP) and , representing the National Government of the Republic of Panama, Dr. Ariadna de Petterson, representative of the Minister of Education (MEDUCA, in Spanish); Mr. Ramón Alemán, director of National Secretariat for Disabilities (SENADIS); Miss. Karinthia Carrillo, representative of the First Lady’s Office; and the Panama ambassador to Peru, Dr. Carlos Luis Linares.

This agreement is part of a commitment of the National Government of the Republic of Panama to serve people with different abilities (autism, mental retardation, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy).

It is considered in the first phase of this agreement to set an education system for people with different abilities and their families in motion in this Central American country.

Since the founding of CASP, a great number of conferences showing the impact of a Peruvian program in the lives of people with different abilities have been held in diverse countries. CASP is internationally recognized for its contributions as research, demostration and training model center for people with different abilities and their families, Currently in Peru, 100 students are working in 34 companies and other 100 are studying in 53 regular education schools, thanks to the centre’s training and guidance.

  

It is an honor that the Government of Panama has chosen the CASP’s education model to be implemented in its country.

CASP and Ministry of Justice renew employment agreement

The Ministry of Justice (MINJUS in Spanish) and the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP), with the purpose of helping people with disabilities develop their potential and to renew an alliance between them, extend the inter-institutional collaborative agreement that allow students-workers of CASP continue doing administrative duties for MINJUS.

Thanks to this agreement, signed by both institutions March 17, 2011, four young people with different abilities work successfully for MINJUS in different areas.

We are talking about Pamela Sotomayor Chuquiure (aged 27), Maria Faith Gonzales Orellana (aged 38), Andres Terry Cave (aged 26) and Milagros Gutiérrez Flores (aged 29) who have been working the day shift since May 16, 2011.

Pamela Sotomayor works in an administrative office - in archive, where she organizes the documentation and enters the list of documents that then she delivers to the different offices of MINJUS in the computer.

Maria Fe works at the Documentation Center (Cendoc) where she does complementary activities and gives a hand with manual inventory, which then she enters into the computer system.

Andres Terry and Milagros Gutiérrez work at the reception office of the institution, and they are in charge of receiving visitors and guiding them to its different offices.

It is worth mentioning that CASP’ students/workers receive continuous training in administrative duties within MINJUS, and that they are monitored and guided by specialists of the Centro Ann Sullivan, whose goal is to make them become independent, productive and happy people.

Happy women’s day

On International woman’s day

Fraternal greetings are extended to all women in Peru and around the world because of their devotion and dedicated work as mother, daughter, sister, partner and wife.

And special greetings go to all women who work hard to help people with different abilities get ahead.

Happy women’s day

Dr. Liliana Mayo talked about the CASP successful educational model at the United Nations

At the main United Nations (UN) Headquarters, on Thursday 1 March, the event on the Status of Women “Transforming Communities Through Psychosocial Empowerment of Poor Rural Women and Girls” came to an end. The conference was part of the United Nations 56th Annual Commission that started on February 27th in the main office of this international organization located in New York, United States.

In front of a great audience, Dr. Liliana Mayo, General Director and founder of Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP) talked on the important work that CASP is doing in Peru and other 14 Latin American countries by training professionals and parents of people with different abilities living in rural areas through its distance education program, so they can help their children become independent, productive and happy people.

“I only hear applause and the strong beat of my heart. This means that the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru has been successful at the United Nations. The applause is in recognition of the work we are doing daily so our young people with different abilities can be independent, productive and happy. Now we have new friends from other countries that know that these achievements are a result of the arduous work we do in Peru”, added Dr. Liliana Mayo in concluding her presentation in the UN.

The presentation titled “Marginalized women and girls or with different abilities in rural areas of Peru: An empowering journey through education”, reflects the reality of Peruvian woman in rural areas that can be great women through of a good education, treating them with dignity and working as a team.

The successful case of Miss Lidia Aponte who was born in Rahuapampa - a rural area in the Ancash department, and CASP student was presented in this event. Thanks to the appropriate education this person with physical disability received, she now performs administrative tasks in a well-known Peruvian bank. In this way, it is demonstrated that family work and a good education model can turn hard cases into successful ones in rural areas of our country, where women are exposed to different form of discrimination either in the educational or working environment.

About Dr. Mayo’ s presentation, Deanna Chitayat, Ph.D., from the American Psychological and Representative to the UN, said the following:

"Congratulations on a wonderful presentation at the United Nations 56th Commission on the Status of Women on March 1st, 2012. Your talk on "Transforming Communities Through Psychosocial Empowerment of Poor Rural Women and Girls " inspired the audience because it was probably the best explicit example of real people working in the field making a direct change in peoples lives.

What a wonderful story you told us! What great accomplishments. The diverse audience from all over the world responded to you, wanting to hear more and surrounding you afterwards. You and your colleagues made our symposium an outstanding contribution to understanding what accomplishments a few dedicated people can make working with this vulnerable group.

And we all had such a good time afterwards at the Beekman Top of the Tower. Did you get a chance to go outside to view that spectacular NY scene? My appreciation to you for making the event a big success.

Deanna"

United Nations Organization invites Liliana Mayo Ph.D. to lecture about the important work developed by the CASP

Liliana Mayo, PhD, General Director and Founder of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) will lecture, this Thursday March 1st in the heart of the UN, about the important work developed in Perú and other 14 Latin American countries, through her long-distance educational program, training professionals and parents of people with different abilities living in rural areas, empowering them to be able to help their students and children to be independent, productive and thus, happy.

This will take place on the 56th Annual UN Commission, parallel event to the 56th UN Council about the Situation of Women called “Transformation of women and youngsters in rural communities, thanks to psychological-social methods” event happening from February 27th in the midst of this international organization in the city of New York, USA.

The event organizer in charge of the 56th Commission, The UN Psychologists Coalition, has invited Dr. Mayo to speak in this event due to her widespread recognition inside the international scientific community, because of the achieved success in her tireless dedicated effort to reach life inclusion for people with different abilities in Perú and throughout the world.

During her talk Liliana Mayo will present the case of Ms. Lidia Aponte, a young lady with different abilities which arrived to Lima from Ruhuapama, her hometown in the department of Ancash,located in the central area of the country. Actually at her 31 years of age, Lidia already has eight(8) years working at Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).

It is worth mentioning that CASP serves more than 500 students and their families, of which 100 are working in real jobs in top businesses and other 100 are included in regular schools throughout widespread districts all over Lima. CASP is widely recognized throughout the world for its contributions as a model center of training, demonstration and investigation for people with different abilities (autism, cognitive deficiencies , down syndrome, cerebral palsy).

In this 56th UN Conference will also speak recognized specialists as are Ushar Nayar, PhD,(Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India), Judith Kuriansky, PhD and Mary O’Neil Berry, PhD., (International Association of Applied Psychology & Girls’ Empowerment Camp, Lesotho). Also Rucha Chitnis and Maame Yelert-Obeng, directors of Women’s Earth Alliance in India and in Africa.

Merry Christmas and a Venturous 2012

Dear friends,

CASP sends a very special greeting to you and wishes you a Merry Christmas and a successful New Year 2012.

A thousand thanks for your support on behalf of our students and their families, and of our staff.

CASP denounces discrimination against student at the 8th Expoferia International Mega Manualidades

The Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) informs public opinion that Miss Fanny Rosa Roldan Tuero, a 22-year-old student who has cerebral palsy, was discriminated by the organizers of the 8th Expoferia Internacional Mega Manualidades who prevented her from entering the event.

It is important to mention that her grandparents and mother Juana Elena Tueros Lara were present when this outrageous discrimination happened.

People with different abilities have the same rights as any other Peruvian citizen, and they understand more than we think that they do. Now more than ever society must involve people with different in living activities as any other people.

CASP hopes that the National Institute of Defense of Competition and Protection of the Intellectual Property (INDECOPI in Spanish) takes the necessary measures to prevent other people with different abilities from suffering these discriminatory practices in our country.

Recycling Program "Recicla" was inaugurated at CASP

On Wednesday, November 23rd, the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) opened its kiosk made out of plastic bottles, according to the recycling project “Recicla”.

The whole Ann Sullivan family could appreciate the work of 48 CASP students with different abilities, whose ages range between 13 and 16 years old. They, with the help of the community of San Miguel, were able to collect 3000 plastic bottles to build their stand “RECICLA”, which has an area of 6m² and a height of 2.40 meters. This important project, which involved our students and their parents under the institution’s motto, “ We together make the impossible possible ”, had a duration of 2 months.

We shall remember that recycling has become an activity that helps solve partially the problems caused by millions of tons of solid waste, which are daily produced by people around the world. Therefore, the Center Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) and their students with different abilities have started reusing waste products through a recycling program.