by Paige Stringer | Sep 17, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, nonprofit, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
The Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss has a team of 31 stellar professionals in audiology, speech pathology, early intervention, and auditory verbal practice working in the USA, Canada, and Hong Kong who have lent their time and expertise to...
by Paige Stringer | Aug 4, 2013 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, phonak, speech pathology, teacher training, technology, Vietnam
Thuy and I sat in her office at Thuan An Center, savoring the stillness of a Saturday evening and the uninterrupted block of time in each other’s company to reflect on our program. I shared with Thuy the participants’ comments from...
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 | 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 | 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...