Almost a year ago, Susan Tachau and I were invited by Connie Del Rosario Zúñiga, a teacher we know in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica to come to Costa Rica to share information about assistive technology (AT) (including communication devices) and our perspectives of the world of disability. The school, Centro de Educación Especial de San Carlos Amanda Álvarez de Ugalde, is in an agricultural region a couple of hours north of San Jose and serves children with disabilities including cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, and sensory disabilities. After many email exchanges and with the help of Google Translate, we set off for Costa Rica at the end of October and spent a week working at the school, followed by a week of touring in the country.
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