Never Met Another Deaf Person: Deaf Children, Remote Villages
Deaf children and families living in remote villages in Ghana had never met another deaf person. Robert Sampana transformed their lives.
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Deaf Women Leaders in Ghana, Africa: Empowerment, Advancement
Deaf women leaders are active in Ghana. And they are helping other deaf women learn to be leaders too. Watch interview of two leaders.
MNI Partner Organizations Celebrate the International Week of the Deaf 2018
Deaf organizations around the world including MNI partner organizations celebrate the International Week of the Deaf!
Vietnam Deaf Hairstyling Business: Generating deaf employment
A decade ago, he was a novice hairstylist. Now he owns his own Vietnam deaf hairstyling business with many deaf and hearing customers.
We partner with Deaf Communities internationally to mobilize their capabilities, skills and resources to achieve their human rights through accessible communication and education.
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Healthcare professionals with deaf patients: Guidance & case studies
This handbook guides healthcare professionals in working with deaf patients, or with deafblind patients. Includes case studies.
Participatory Planning Step by Step
Learn how to use participatory planning step by step. The expert facilitates while the community decides what problems to solve and how.
Assistive Learning Technologies for Deaf Students
The book as a whole explains technology for students with disabilities in general. Chapter 4 focuses on assistive learning technologies with deaf students.
Deaf woman entrepreneur: Susan in Zambia Phone Center
Women with disabilities worldwide are using business to lift themselves out of poverty. One is Susan, a Deaf woman entrepreneur in Zambia.
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Universal Design for Learning for Deaf Students
Dr. Christina Yuknis, an associate professor at Gallaudet University, discusses Universal Design for Learning in a hearing classroom for deaf children.
International Missionary Work: How we are walking on holy ground when entering Deaf communities
Dr. Kirk VanGilder explains many points about how we are walking on holy ground when entering Deaf communities in another country.
International Volunteer Work: Considerations entering a community overseas as a Deaf woman
Norma discusses considerations entering a community overseas as a Deaf woman, as a Deaf person and then when there, how to work well with people you are there to assist.