Overcoming Barriers

Mr. and Mrs. Houghton Freeman were on hand at the de livery ceremony in Son Tinh District, Quang ngai Province.

Overcoming Barriers

VNAH has entered an agreement with the Carnegie Mellon University's School of Architecture to provide technical assistance and training to the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the Hanoi Architectural University (HAU) in the implementation and enforcement of Vietnam's new Barrier-free Access Code and Standards.

CMU will assist the Ministry of Construction set up mechanisms for the enforcement of barrier-free code and standards at the national at regional levels as well as provide hands on training to the relevant staff of the MOC. In addition, a program to train a group of 15-20 MOC engineers /architects will be designed and organize d with tech­nical assistance from CMU and support from VNAH. These engi­neers/architects will become nation­ AI trainers in the implementation and enforcement of barrier-free code and standards.

Since May 2002, VNAH has cooperated with MOC and HAU to develop curriculum on barrier-free design for architectural students.

CMU will continue these efforts by working with HAU in the detailing of an appropriate curriculum for HAU students in barrier-free access design. This stage will involve final­izing and field test in g the draft cur­riculum as well as helping to train the teaching staff of the University.

Outreach Mission: Reaching Out to Needy Amputees in Rural Areas

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Overcoming Barriers
VNAH has entered an agree­ ment with the Carnegie Mellon Un ivers ity's School of Architecture to provide tech nical assistance and training to the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the Hanoi Architectural University (HAU) in the implementation and enforcement of Vietnam's new Barrier-free Access Code and Standards.

CMU will assist the Ministry of Construction set up mechanisms for the enforcement of barrier-free code and standards at the national at regional levels as well as provide hands on training to the relevant staff of the MOC. In addition, a program to train a group of 15-20 MOC engineers /architects will be designed and organize d with tech­ nical assistance from CMU and support from VNAH. These engi­ neers/architects will become nation­ al trainers in the implementation and enforcement of barrier-free

code and standards.

Since May 2002, VNAH has cooperated with MOC and HAU to develop curriculum on barrier-free design for architectural students.

CMU will continue these efforts by working with HAU in the detailing of an appropriate curriculum for HAU students in barrier-free access design. This stage will involve final­ izing and field test in g the draft cur­ riculum as well as helping to train the teaching staff of the University.

Outreach Mission: Reaching Out to Needy Amputees in Rural Areas

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Over the past few months, VNAH and its local partners delivered more than 2,000 prosthetic and orthotic devices and wheelchairs to the most severely disabled landmine victims and amputees in over 20 sites throughout the country. In addition, 40 disabled chil­ dren were assisted with corrective surg­ eries and fitted with braces.

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Typical of these deliveries was the outreach mission to Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai Province. At this site, 130 wheelchairs and 280 new limbs were

delivere d to extremely poor people with disabilities, including more than a hun­ dred double amputees, most of whom have never had a wheelchair. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton Freeman, long time supporters of fNAH, participated at this outreach visit. Mrs. Freeman was visibly

moved when she observed the joy and '

happiness of the beneficiaries of the program.

VNAH's wheelchairs, braces and prosthetic limbs benefit the needy in the

(See REACHING OUT, p. 6) and Mrs Houghton Freeman were on hand at the de livery ceremony in Son Tinh District, Quang ngai Province.

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Over the past few months, VNAH and its local partners delivered more than 2,000 prosthetic and orthotic devices and wheelchairs to the most severely disabled landmine victims and amputees in over 20 sites throughout the country. In addition, 40 disabled chil­ dren were assisted with corrective surg­ eries and fitted with braces.

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Typical of these deliveries was the outreach mission to Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai Province. At this site, 130 wheelchairs and 280 new limbs were

delivere d to extremely poor people with disabilities, including more than a hun­ dred double amputees, most of whom have never had a wheelchair. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton Freeman, long time supporters of fNAH, participated at this outreach visit. Mrs. Freeman was visibly

moved when she observed the joy and '

happiness of the beneficiaries of the program.

VNAH's wheelchairs, braces and prosthetic limbs benefit the needy in the

(See REACHING OUT, p. 6)