by Paige Stringer | Jun 20, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, global foundation, Vietnam
Making my way to catch the flight to Vietnam, I did a double-take at an advertising sign that read, “The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.” I smiled to myself and thought, “yeah, that’s a fitting...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 22, 2011 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, Vietnam
Three cities and five destinations spread across south and central Vietnam over a two week span…no doubt our January Mobile Mission was a jammed-packed adventure but a very successful one at that.Our team did an amazing job sharing their expertise to...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 21, 2011 | deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, US Consulate Vietnam
Today, our team paid a visit to the Center for Supporting and Developing Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities. The small facility with a warm vibe is based in Ho Chi Minh City and offers early intervention support with one on one therapy sessions for young...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 19, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, US Consulate Vietnam
We arrived in Da Nang late Saturday night — a working class, seafaring city on the coast of central Vietnam. Fishing boats dot the harbor and ocean breezes sweep away the pollution from the dust and traffic. The rolling waves and soft sands of the China Sea are...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 16, 2011 | deaf education, hearing loss, phonak, Vietnam
We hosted our parent program for the Binh Thanh School for Hearing Impaired Children on the 11th floor of our own hotel. The school’s permit doesn’t allow for gatherings there after the school day. I set up a sign in the lobby directing people to the 11th...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 12, 2011 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, Vietnam
Flexibility and creative thinking are essential ingredients to the success of our work in Vietnam. This Mobile Mission’s agenda, for example, was coordinated with each Vietnamese school for the deaf, but no amount of preparation can account for the spontaneous...
