A day to remember with St. Jude College

St. Jude Thaddeus, responded to the thrust of “Humanitatem” which meant service to humanity. The Psychology and Education Department of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education of St. Jude College Manila also answered the call to serve through a partnership with Autism Society Philippines called “A Day to Remember Persons with Disabilities” last 06 December 2014. Psychology and education of students from different schools and professionals from different organizations were in attendance. ASP UP-CAMP Chapter and Ms. Jan Peña orchestrated the execution of the event.

ASP Trustee with the organizer

Ms. Mona Magno-Veluz welcomed the participants to the event, and led the the group in a 1Pangako pledge. Ms. Erlinda “Dang” Uy Koe, ASP Chair Emeritus, spoke about her family’s journey and ASP’s advocacy. Mr. Evert L. Malapad, talked about care and intervention across the autism spectrum. National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) Chief of Information, Education and Communication Division Mr. Rizalino R. Sanchez shared the current trends in tertiary education, especially on the rights of students with disabililties.

About the contributor: Lloyd Ngo worked as an ASP intern when he attended Independent Living and Learning Center. He began working in 2012 as an encoder at the Ongkiko Manhit Custodio and Acorda Law Offices in Makati. He is currently ASP’s Program Assistant for Communications.

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