UPS was awarded a recognition for being an institution of inclusive education

Guayaquil, martes 25 julio 2017
Andrés Bayolo, vice president of UPS's branch in Guayaquil, receives the award for UPS
Andrés Bayolo, vice president of UPS's branch in Guayaquil, receives the award for UPS

 

"ONCE" Foundation for Latin America (FOAL for its acronym in Spanish), the Ecuadorian National Federation for the blind (FENCE for its acronym in Spanish) and AGORA (Aulas de Gestión Ocupacional para América Latina) awarded special recognitions to inclusive education institutions such as Universidad Politecnica Salesiana and Dirección de Acción Social y Educación (DASE for its acronym in Spanish) from the municipality of Guayaquil.

"This event demonstrated the commitment of institutions with inclusive education", said Alice Naranjo. According to her, in September there will be new projects related to ICT's and English for micro entrepreneurships. 

In this event, they also awarded certificates to participants who successfully completed the courses "Introduction to computing with NVDA" and "NVDA with Windows" for people with visual impairment. The courses were organized by the Communication and Information Technologies for disabilities Research Group with the support from the aforementioned institutions. 

"UPS has commitment with people with disabilities and this will continue for their benefit", said Andres Bayolo, vice president of UPS's branch campus in Guayaquil.

This event was attended by Andres Bayolo, vice president of UPS's branch campus in Guayaquil; Carlos Pozo, representative of FOAL, AGORA and FENCE; people with disabilities and representatives of other salesian groups, ASDI and GASOL.