by Paige Stringer | Feb 22, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, speech pathology, US Consulate Vietnam, World Health Organization
Children with hearing loss are under-served and under-represented throughout the world. The World Health Organization reports that hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities globally and yet one of the least supported.There are gaps in hearing health care and...
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 6, 2011 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, US Consulate Vietnam, Vietnam
Can’t help but feel on top of the world after a day like this….Thuy pulled up at my hotel on her motorbike and gave me a big grin as we spotted each other in the lobby. It has been several months since last summer’s teacher training program, but we...
