With colorful parade the CASP celebrated its 33 anniversary making a difference in Peru and in the world

Yesterday, August 20^th, on the occasion of celebrating the thirty-third anniversary of the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP), a magical afternoon was enjoyed in the San Miguel district.  A bright and colorful parade marked the beginning of our anniversary activities. The whole Ann Sullivan family participated in this popular march, and along with several music bands, they went round the nearby streets.  A large number of people appreciated this parade, where our students who irradiated sympathy and tenderness were one of its main attractions.

The entire route was filled with a festive mood, and public paid tribute to CASP that was celebrating the 33 the anniversary of its foundation, dedicated to educating people with different abilities.

The CASP family wants to express deep appreciation to all those friendly people who, depending on their possibilities and commitment, have contributed to the strengthening of the Centre for these 33 years. Their support to improving the quality of life of people with different abilities, and of their families, has been invaluable to us.

New switchboard of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP)

New switchboard of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP)

In order to provide better service and answer your calls more effectively, we inform you about the new number of our switchboard.

514-7100

For those who call from the interior of the country, 
add the 01 prefix before the number. 

From abroad dial 511 before.

Thank you very much...!!!

The Government of Panama distinguishes Dr. Liliana Mayo with the order "Maria Ossa de Amador"

Due to the merits of her contribution to successful practices that promote the complete progress and the inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

The Government of Panamá awarded Dr. Liliana Mayo, PhD, founder and general director of the Center Ann Sullivan of Perú(CASP), with the order “Maria Ossa de Amador” in the degree of “Big Medal Award” for her guidance in the steps undertaken so that the Center Ann Sullivan Panamá(CASPAN) becomes a reality.

“Her work of love and excellence transcends the limits of her homeland and proudly germinates towards the promotion of human rights and the dignity of  persons with intellectual disabilities and their families, in particular”, expressed the first lady of Panamá, Mrs. Martha Linares de Martinelli, after conferring this distinction to Dr. Mayo.

“Today, on behalf of the national government and the people of Panamá, we want to recognize the contribution of this distinguished Peruvian psychologist to the development of successful practices and experiences that promote the full development and total inclusion of people with autism into society,” she added.

The ceremony took place the past 31st of May during the inauguration  of CASPAN, with the presence of the nation´s president, Ricardo Martinelli, representatives of the diplomatic corps,  the ministerial cabinet in full and authorities of that country.

In the ceremony the first lady of Panamá, gestor of CASPAN, explained that after a strenuous worldwide investigational tour throughout  several specialized educational centers for children with autism, in 2010 she visited CASP and she was astounded on its educational program, which besides giving therapy to the students, it trains the youngsters to reinsert them into the working force, this being the big difference with the rest of entities they visited.

“We are contributing to cement sucess in these boys and girls, together with the commitment  of each family of accompanying them and giving them support. From the office I am honored to lead, we do not skimp efforts so that the so longed yearning answer gets through to all”, pointed out the First Lady.

The Center Ann Sullivan of Panamá(CASPAN) will start attending 35 students among boys, girls and youngsters with autism from birth to 18 years of age, with the programs of Early Education, Inclusion to life and Intensive School of Families.

Up to today´s date, aproximately 200 applications for admission to CASPAN have been presented, which will be attended progressively.  80% of the applying families come from areas of scarce economic resources

It is good to remember that since the 15th of May, Dr. Rosa Oyama, Director of  Proyects and Investigation Area  of the Center Ann Sullivan of Peru(CASP); and Dr. Elena Lazarte, Director of Inclusion to Life Area of the Center Ann Sullivan del Perú(CASP), have trained and given guidance to the panamenian classroom specialists which will provide their services in the Center Ann Sullivan Panama(CASPAN) which will follow the model of the Ann Sullivan of Perú.

The Government of Panama opens center for the education of people with different abilities based on the successful model of CASP

Inauguration of Centro Ann Sullivan de Panamá (CASPAN) counted with the presence of Liliana Mayo, Ph.D as the special guest of the First Lady.

This Thursday, May 31, the First Lady of the Republic of Panama, Marta Martinelli de Linares, inaugurated the Centro Ann Sullivan de Panamá (CASPAN), the first centre of its kind in the country for the education of people with different abilities, based on the successful model of the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP).

This ceremony counted with the presence of the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, government authorities, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the country, representatives of organizations related to the subject of autism, and Dr. Liliana Mayo, founder of CASP and special guest of the First Lady.

“We are helping to set the stage for these children’s success, and the commitment made by each family to accompany them and give them support. From the Office I have the honor to lead, we spare no efforts to ensure that all these children receive this education", said the First Lady.

During the ceremony, on behalf of the national government and the Panamanian people, the First Lady decorated Yolanda Liliana Mayo, Director of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú, with the Order of Maria Ossa de Amador in the degree of "Grand Medal of Merit", for advising us on steps we took to ensure that Centro Ann Sullivan Panamá becomes reality and in recognition of her contribution to the development of practices and successful experiences that promote the full inclusion of people with autism into society . She mentioned, “Her work with children with disabilities and excellence transcends the borders of her country while promoting human rights and dignity for people with intellectual disabilities and their families, in particular".

This Project is part of the Government of Panama’s commitment to the people with different abilities in its country and, to make it reality, the First Lady, Marta Martinelli de Linares, visited many countries until she finally chose the Peruvian model of CASP after proving that its standards of quality and success had as a result a large number of people happily included, with great capacity for work and totally independent and productive both for their families and for Peruvian society.

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"