The council area of Quality of Life, Francisco Calderon, met with the director general of Astrada, Jose Manuel Santos, and Pedro Sanz, representing the San Carlos school special education where the association carries out its work in Cartagena.
Santos transmitted upcoming projects that the company has in mind.
The director general of the association informed the council of the progress on the construction of a residence with 60 seats, as well as a day center. Both facilities will be built on 15,000 square meters donated by the city in El Hondón next to Security Park.
Another issue has been addressed by ASTRADE the Open Classroom Program. Santos Calderon moved to the need to ensure that this program is installed in Cartagena in secondary education.
The director general of the association explained that this become a regional reference for the care and integration of children with autism in schools.
Likewise, Francisco Calderon thanked the excellent work that the association has been developing in the city, while providing the institutional support of the City of Cartagena adhering to these claims would contribute to the improvement of the service provided by the association.
On the other hand, he has expressed ASTRADE i get ntención of Cartagena is the third largest city in Spain to join the project of the Orange Foundation, which tries to make technology more accessible to people with autism.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena