by Paige Stringer | Oct 21, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
I recently attended a discussion forum that focused on the relationship between non-government organizations and local partners and how best to work together to ensure positive outcomes. I reflected on our own work at the Global Foundation...
by Paige Stringer | Sep 20, 2012 | audiology, czech republic, deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, UAE
I just returned from two weeks in the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates. A study of contrasts to be sure with one country steeped in history and the other having just celebrated its 40th birthday.The culture, religion, and political...
by Paige Stringer | Aug 5, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, inclusive education, speech pathology, US Consulate Vietnam, Vietnam
We wrapped up our summer training program with a goodbye ceremony for our Level 2 teacher training participants. Imagine a room of about 50 people doing the chicken dance with music at full tilt and then joining into a circle to hold hands, dance, and sing together...
by Paige Stringer | Aug 1, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam, World Health Organization
Our Parent Program has run every night over the course of this past month in Vietnam, splitting between group lectures and individual family consultations. Families have come 30-40 strong to learn strategies and activities they can do at home to foster auditory and...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 27, 2012 | audiology, developing countries, ENT, global foundation, inclusive education, teacher training, Vietnam
Of all the workshops that we have conducted during this summer’s training in Vietnam, our audiology program was the most expanded from previous years. We first integrated audiology training as part of our teacher training when we launched our Vietnam...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 25, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
The Level 2 Teacher Training workshop kicked off Monday with a ceremony to welcome the 38 Vietnamese participants enrolled in this program. I enjoyed seeing friends and familiar faces. There was Giao who took the day off from his work to watch over...
