HELP NEEDED with Auth "Component" in Views; Fatal error: (While using Auth component inside a helper)

<?php
class AccessHelper extends Helper{
var $helpers = array("Session");
var $Access;
var $Auth;
var $user;

function beforeRender(){
App::import('Component', 'Access');
$this->Access = new AccessComponent();

App::import('Component', 'Auth');
$this->Auth = new AuthComponent();
$this->Auth->Session = $this->Session;

$this->user = $this->Auth->user();
}

function check($aco, $action='*'){
if(empty($this->user)) return false;
return $this->Access->checkHelper('User::'.$this->user['User']
['id'], $aco, $action);
}

function isLoggedin(){
return !empty($this->user);
}
}
?>

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This access.php file is saved in app/views/helpers
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In "Posts" Controller, I have added: var $helpers = array('Access');

So it can be accessed from the view.

My Posts index is here:
------------------------------
<h2>Welcome to my CakePHP Blog</h2>

<? foreach($posts as $post): ?>

<h3><a href="/posts/view/<? echo $post['Post']['id'] ?>"><? echo
$post['Post']['title'] ?></a></h3>

<p><? echo $post['Post']['content'] ?></p>

<? if($access->isLoggedin() && $access->check('Post')): ?>

<small><a href="/posts/edit/<? echo $post['Post']['id'] ?>">edit</a>
|
<? echo $html->link('delete', '/posts/delete/'.$post['Post']['id'],
NULL, 'Are you sure?'); ?></small>

<? endif; ?>
<hr />
<? endforeach; ?>
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I got this error as I view Posts index:
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Fatal error: Class 'AccessComponent' not found in C:\wamp\www\cakephp
\app\views\helpers\access.php on line 10
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Line 10 points to this:
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$this->Access = new AccessComponent();
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What am I trying to accomplish ?

The edit and delete links can only be viewed when User is logged in.
If not logged in, only the Posts index and view page are viewable--
without displaying the edit and delete links to the Guest users.

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Is the method of doing wrong ? what is the suggested way ?

Thanks,
Maxim

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