by Paige Stringer | Jun 27, 2013 | audiology, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, nonprofit, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” — ConfuciusThe goal of the Global Foundation’s Vietnam Deaf Education Program is to increase expertise in auditory-verbal practice and audiology in teachers,...
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 | Apr 25, 2013 | audiology, early intervention, hearing loss, inclusive education, nonprofit, speech pathology, teacher training
Hearing loss has given my life a twist that makes things a bit more interesting. There have been many theories over the course of my life as to why I was born with hearing loss into a family with no history of it. The most...
by Paige Stringer | Feb 28, 2013 | audiology, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, teacher training, US Consulate Vietnam, Vietnam
The Global Foundation team completed its third Mobile Mission at the end of January 2013. It was another successful endeavor. Here are the highlights….We spent a week at Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City. This was our second Mobile Mission at CH1 and...
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...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 15, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, nonprofit, speech pathology, teacher training, technology, Vietnam
We’re spending the week at Thuan An Center, an early intervention and school program for children with hearing loss located in a semi-rural community outside of Ho Chi Minh City. Thuan An Center is the Global Foundation’s partner in Vietnam and the host of...
