The mayor has been the CEO of Astrada and have discussed various issues |
The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro has received the CEO of Astrada (Association for the Care of Pervasive Developmental Disorders), José Manuel Santos and Vice President of the company, Javier Jiménez which have dealt with various issues affecting the entity.
Because tomorrow, April 2 World Day for Autism Awareness, the Palace Hall celebrates blue lights tonight.
In addition, the director of Astrada, José Manuel Santos wanted to move both the mayor and the City Council gesture transfer of land for new residential center for people with disabilities: We are very grateful because in the region there are only two centers one in Murcia and another in Molina de Segura.
This year they have called us 39 families suing.
On the other hand, he also said that Cartagena is becoming accessible for Autism city. It is carrying out a project in schools and monuments which is to establish a system of alternative communication through pictograms and in this way to communicate.
Councilman Social Care, Antonio Calderon has sought to stress the importance of partnerships like to have Astrada: In Cartagena we are very lucky to have such entities.
These associations in Cartagena shine, strive and we have no choice but to support them.
We also wanted to explain that it is necessary that the people aware about these diseases and become aware and visualize disability.
Astrada President also announced that on April 24 begins the Eighteenth regional edition of Early Childhood Days: There are people registered in the country.
This year he played arrangement in Astrada and saw clear that the place should be Cartagena and bringing together some 300 professionals in early care all disabilities.
It will be held in the auditorium of the Faculty of Economics UPCT.
At the meeting have been the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, Councillor for Social Care, Antonio Calderon, the deTurismo, Palazón Carolina councilor, CEO Astrada, José Manuel Santos and Vice President of the company, Javier Jimenez.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena