The training on developing community-based rehabilitation (CBR) and self-help groups (SHG) for people with disabilities (PWDs), hosted by the Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), took place from July 20-30, 2009 in Thailand. Participants included 24 individuals from 9 countries, including: Cambodia (5), Vietnam (5), Philippines (2), Myanmar (4), Laos (1), Thailand (2), Malaysia (2), Indonesia (1), and Pakistan (2). Of these participants, two were blind, two were hard of hearing, and five had a physical disability.

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Club for the Hearing Impaired is an independent organization for people with hearing difficulties was established in 2001, which includes people who are born deaf, people with trouble hearing, and people who lost their hearing. The board members consist of volunteers who want to help each other to integrate into society.

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It’s difficult for parents when they find out that their baby is born with a hearing disability that they often forget the joy that comes with having an added member to the family. When a parent realizes that their baby has lost his/her hearing capabilities, the parents often feel ashamed and worried that their child will face even more hardship in life.

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On the Sunday morning December 20th 2009, The Hearing Impairment Club of HCM C celebrated Christmas with a party for over 100 people including over 60 club members, 30 volunteer students from the Medicine Department of the Medical school, 9 Social Work students of Humanities and Social Sciences University and 4 scouts at 28 block I, Vinh Hoi quarter Precinct 6, district 6.

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HCM City’s Deaf Club has over 140 members including the deaf, the hard hearing, and people with newly acquired hearing loss, Each of them have their own needs and capacity. They often have group activities and some times misunderstandings inevitably cause some disunity.

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In response to a recent spate of arrests of deaf people in HCM City, the Disability Resource and Development (DRD) held a special seminar on Sunday to explore ways to educate the deaf about the law.

Lawyers and social workers recommended that agencies expand the existing sign language for the deaf to include signs about the law and develop educational aids such as picture books, as many of the city's deaf are also illiterate.

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On January, 26th 2010, DRD Employment Team held the 2nd meeting of the Employment Advisory Group (EAG). The main objective of the EAGis to cooperate with a range of organizations of and for disabled people andnon-government organizations who are working in the field of promoting employment for PWD and to promote the employment service that DRD has made in order to meet the demands of development of society.

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Many parents of hearing impaired children would prefer that their children attend the local school rather than a specialized school.

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People with disabilities are 50 percent more likely to be victims of violent crimes than are people without disabilities, according to a government study released Thursday.

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A new initiative enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international-, national-, and local-level organizations and schools globally. The website also links to on-line reports about the human rights conditions and living situation of deaf people around the world and other information resources for deaf individuals and organizations.

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