User talk:Matthall.research/Deafness in Liberia

Challenges encountered while developing this article
A running list of the problems that made this process difficult Matthall.research (talk) 23:29, 8 August 2022 (UTC)


 * The primary challenge is documenting the *absence* of information. For example, how do Wiki users document the lack of technologies like hearing aids and cochlear implants, or the lack of newborn hearing screening, or the lack of early intervention programs? Matthall.research (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Additional resources that may or may not be helpful
Brief interview with Christopher Jappah (alternate spelling: Jaffah), a postlingually-deaf Liberian who completed secondary education in the US and graduated from Gallaudet University.
 * https://newspublictrust.com/overcoming-the-hurdles-3-liberians-with-disabilities-on-their-success-stories/

Mill Neck International mentions workshops delivered to Liberian National Institute for the Deaf in 2017
 * https://millneckinternational.org/work/our-work/?location=Liberia+National+Association+of+the+Deaf

A Liberian's student project on disability in Liberia
 * https://issuu.com/kelvinkortukollie/docs/kelvin_kortu_kollie_-_5.edited
 * Downloadable text available here: https://www.academia.edu/38354270/Kelvin_Kortu_Kollie_5_doc?auto=download

CV of Joel Runnells, who has extensive experiments with international development around Deaf education.
 * https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/sites/freedomcenter.arizona.edu/files/Runnels_CV_Oct_2020.pdf

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