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In 1979 there were no educational programs for people with severe disabilities in Lima, Peru, and most had to stay at home, learn little and do even less. For this reason Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP) was founded and today provide service to over 400 students ranging in age from birth to adulthood. The curriculum focus is on student ability rather than disability, on teaching students to be independent, productive, and happy so they can be included in all of society’s activities. CASP has also developed a family curriculum for parents and siblings so they can be excellent teachers of their family member with disabilities.
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Mayo, L., LeBlanc, J.M. (2016). South America. A Service Example from Lima, Peru. In: Rubin, I.L., Merrick, J., Greydanus, D.E., Patel, D.R. (eds) Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18096-0_45
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