Hearing loss creates great challenges for anyone, anywhere. For a child in a rural village of Laos, whose family may have no access to any outside resources, it can mean becoming cut off from the world.
This is a Lao adaptation of the excellent book from the Hesperian Foundation. It guides the family through such questions as Why is hearing important? How do you check a young child's hearing? What causes deafness? What can you do about it? How can you provide education for a deaf child?
by Sandy Niemann, Devorah Greenstein and Darlena David, illustrated by Heidi Broner and Amee Xiong
First published in 2011 :: Lao language :: 224 pages :: Paperback :: A4
This book was made possible with the support of John and Robin Millar; Lyle and Agnes Schaller; and Sasha Alyson. Thank you!
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Sample pages from Helping Children Who Are Deaf
As we get books into more Lao villages, we've found that many people never knew books could help them with situations such as this. But now that they know, they're eager for more book.
