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In March, under the Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci Partnerships, Lawton School welcomed their partners in the European project ICT Bridges from BFI in Austria BFI – www.bfi-stmk.at , CCBN Romania – www.cciabn.ro and the Sunflower Centre, University of Ostrava in the Czech Republic- www.vsb.cz , as well as users of resources for people with disabilities in those countries.

During their stay in Gijón they paid a visit to Intgraf, a model company in the employability of people with disabilities, accompanied by the directors of Lawton School, Maureen and Edwin Lawton, and Daphne Fernandez-Corugedo Steneberg, technical support in European projects.

Intgraf is a social enterprise awarded for its quality and professional excellence, which employs a total of 22 mentally handicapped people. They manufacture packaging and boxes as well as any other product capable of being made and handled in cardboard, paper, cardboard, polypropylene, etc..
They specialize in promotional gifts. They have machinery for pad printing, textile screen printing and transfer to customize all kinds of items: shirts, caps, polos, sweatshirts, pens, lighters, key chains, etc.

The President Mariano Sanchez and the Head of the Workshop Susana López, informed the visitors about the management and good practices in the day to day running of the business. The visitors were impressed by the quality of the products manufactured in the special employment center.

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