by Paige Stringer | Jun 7, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, Guatemala, hearing loss, teacher training
Last Saturday, I sat in a small room in Xela, Guatemala with the principals of five different schools for the deaf. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the model of professional development and training that the Global Foundation For...
by Paige Stringer | May 30, 2012 | audiology, developing countries, global foundation, hearing loss, teacher training, Vietnam, World Health Organization
The famous adage “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day…teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” suggests that it is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them. Our Vietnam Deaf...
by Paige Stringer | May 15, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
We’re two months away from the first day of our third summer training program in Vietnam. Our volunteer team of 18 speech and hearing and deaf education professionals have brought such creativity, commitment, and synergy to the process over...
by Paige Stringer | Apr 23, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, teacher training, Vietnam
The Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss is celebrating its 3-year anniversary this month. It has been a wonderful journey. We are grateful to everyone who has followed our work and the people and organizations that...
by Paige Stringer | Feb 21, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, hearing loss, inclusive education, Vietnam
A business development colleague of mine once advised me that its hard to say no to someone that you’ve had a cup of coffee with. I am often reminded of that bit of sage advice here in Vietnam when business appointments usually start with a smile and polite...
by Paige Stringer | Feb 14, 2012 | deaf education, early intervention, hearing loss, Vietnam
The vision from the very start of our Vietnam Deaf Education program has been to empower professionals and families with the expertise to help children with hearing loss – and then be prepared to train each other. The sharing of knowledge and application of that...
