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Hearing Health Care for Developing Nations
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Did you know that if a child doesn't develop language by age 7, chances are good that they will never learn to communicate effectively? Please help us identify and help children with hearing difficulties in developing nations.
Training
We have begun the process of creating a program for interested individuals to train as hearing technicians. Training nationals is an important part of developing sustainable hearing health solutions. Hearing technicians will be able to test hearing and… Read More
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MoBay Testing
We are working with the Reach to Teach Task Force, which also includes representatives from the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf, Jamaica Association for the Deaf, and Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, to develop hearing testing services and… Read More
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About Us
We are a group of audiologists, speech pathologists, social workers, counselors, allied health professionals, and others who have joined together to help develop sustainable, local hearing and allied health care in developing countries. We welcome as partners governments… Read More
Learn MoreWhy We Do What We Do
There are approximately 7,000 deaf children in Jamaica between ages 0-14. In all the schools for the Deaf, there are only about 450 students. Where are the other 6,550 children? Either they are enrolled in public schools where they cannot hear their teacher and have no support services, or they are not being sent to school at all. These children do not know sign language and cannot hear spoken words. They have no language and no way to communicate.
We want to bring stakeholders together to develop a program to find these children before it’s too late. We want to help parents understand that their deaf children can learn, and that it is important for their children to learn a language as early as possible. We want to help give these children their best chance for educational, social, and vocational success.