by Paige Stringer | Jul 3, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, speech pathology, teacher training
Our fourth annual Vietnam Summer Training Program got underway this week at Thuan An Center. As we gathered in the room on the second floor of the early intervention building for the opening ceremony, I smiled to myself thinking how this event has become a reunion...
by Paige Stringer | Jun 17, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, teacher training, Vietnam
We are looking forward to the start of the fourth year of our Vietnam Deaf Education program. Things kick off on June 24 with a full slate of summer programs to benefit children with hearing loss.We start with a one week intensive training workshop at...
by Paige Stringer | Mar 8, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, Vietnam
Our Vietnam Deaf Education Program is putting an advanced twist on the old adage — “give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime”. We teach therapists and teachers across 38 schools in 20 Vietnam...
by Paige Stringer | Mar 7, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, inclusive education, US Consulate Vietnam
Thuy and I are visiting schools across the South that are enrolled in our Vietnam Deaf Education Program. Our first stop was an early intervention and day school program in Dong Nai province. All the teachers of the deaf who work here are enrolled in our...
by Paige Stringer | Mar 6, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, US Consulate Vietnam
The success of our Vietnam Deaf Education program is grounded in strong collaboration with the Vietnamese healthcare and education communities. Through open communication and ongoing dialogue, we have developed mutual trust and friendship and a shared commitment to...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 17, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, global foundation, hearing loss, teacher training, Vietnam
Tonight we had a Parent Workshop for about 30 local parents of children with hearing loss. We started the night with a video captured earlier in the day of a former student of Thuan An Center. He was born with a hearing loss and wears two hearing aids but has been...
