by Paige Stringer | Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
The teachers dropped by in pairs and small groups at Thuy’s office to say their goodbyes. It was clear they didn’t want to depart, stalling with small talk and lingering over the supply of Jolly Rangers and fresh dragon fruit on the table that served as a...
by Paige Stringer | Aug 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Potential was the theme of the day. It started out with a webinar that Hillary set up with the Listening Center at John Hopkins where she works as an speech language pathologist. Hillary, Thuy, four Thuan An parents, and I gathered around a laptop in Thuy’s...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of the challenges that we’ve faced with the families in our consultation sessions has been that lack of audiograms and/or incomplete hearing test results. Without such information, it it very difficult to assess a child’s hearing ability and whether...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our program is packed with information and serious stuff..but that doesn’t mean we haven’t had a lot of fun along the way. I don’t think we’ve had a single hour without laughter ringing out from at least one of the classrooms. And, when our...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
The parents arrived at Thuan An on their motorbikes, some with children in tow, and filed inside the large meeting room, camping themselves behind the small wooden desks. They gathered here tonight to ask questions and get insight from our entire team of professionals...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Phonak has an operations facility in a shiny new industrial park about 2 km from Thuan An Center. The General Director invited us over to visit with them and tour their production process. It was really cool to see the various components that go into different hearing...
