May 20, 2021
Tablets Give the Gift of Voice to Stella Maris Students
Several more children from Stella Maris School were given the gift of language – or the ability to communicate that language – when they received electronic devices with a special app. News Five was at today’s happy handing over.
Andrea Polanco, Reporting
Seven students from Stella Maris each received a tablet through the partnership of Autism Belize, Cellular World and some generous private citizens. Christy Castillo Almeida of Autism Belize says they now have the power of communication.
Christy Castillo Almeida, Founder/Executive Chair, Autism Belize
“It is the gift of communication because these are kids who are living in their own world because they don’t have a way to share or they don’t have a way to tell you that they are hungry or that they are happy or that their stomach hurts.
Apr 29, 2021
Autism Belize Hands Over Tablet to Non-Verbal Siblings
Today, a short handing over ceremony was held at Stella Maris School in Belize City. Two non-verbal students, who were diagnosed with Hunter’s Syndrome, were gifted a tablet with an app that will help them to communicate at home and school. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.
Christy Castillo Almeida, Founder/Executive Chair, Autism Belize
“Everyone should be able to express their basic needs. I need to go to the bathroom, I am hungry, I am tired, I feel frustrated. Every child – two, five, fifteen, twenty-five, forty, should be able to do that.”