Hazma F Alireza, B.A (Sociology) from .
Early Intervention Coordinator
After graduating from college, I returned home I
started working as a kindergarten teacher.
In January of 2006 I was recruited by JISH, to become the Early
Intervention Coordinator. I had a unique
personal experience in that my mother and four of my cousins have a hearing
loss of varying degrees, so one could say I have a lifetime of experience communicating
with people with hearing impairment. I
joined the JISH family and after intensive academic and practical training in
the aural/oral division under Abdulrahman Naqawa, MS,CCC SLP I helped set up the first early intervention program (Wahat Al Samaa) for hearing
impaired children ages 0-3 years in the kingdom. This program was established
in memory of Sharifa Hazma
Al Ghalib, and is offered free of charge.
Wahat
Al Samaa, the JISH early intervention program opened
its doors in 2007 and has helped more than numerous families. Our plan is to
take this program to remote parts of the
“I want to be around when these mothers hear their hearing impaired children say their first words; I want to see the look in their eyes when goals are met, I want to be the one to give them a starting chance.”