by Paige Stringer | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
I stepped off the busy thoroughfare in Phnom Penh, leaving the din of tuk-tuks and motorbikes behind me as I headed down a side street to the black gate of 7C. As I entered through the front door, I saw student and instructor talking quietly at a table in the far...
by Paige Stringer | Dec 28, 2010 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, Vietnam
We’re headed back to Vietnam for the Global Foundation’s first Mobile Mission in Vietnam. The teachers who participated in our training program last summer at Thuan An Center asked us to visit their schools to further their professional development during...
by Paige Stringer | Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
The teachers dropped by in pairs and small groups at Thuy’s office to say their goodbyes. It was clear they didn’t want to depart, stalling with small talk and lingering over the supply of Jolly Rangers and fresh dragon fruit on the table that served as a...
by Paige Stringer | Aug 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Potential was the theme of the day. It started out with a webinar that Hillary set up with the Listening Center at John Hopkins where she works as an speech language pathologist. Hillary, Thuy, four Thuan An parents, and I gathered around a laptop in Thuy’s...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of the challenges that we’ve faced with the families in our consultation sessions has been that lack of audiograms and/or incomplete hearing test results. Without such information, it it very difficult to assess a child’s hearing ability and whether...
