Üsküdar University Vocational School of Health Services (VSHS) Audiometry Program organized the "Listen Twice, Tell once" event. At the event, topics such as hearing impaired individuals, cochlear implant technology and the importance of listening in communication were discussed.
The event held at Üsküdar University Çarşı Campus Emirnebi Conference Hall was attended by Üsküdar University Vocational School of Health Services (VSHS) Audiometry Program Instructor Ayşe Gül Elsharkawy, Audiometry program student Yusuf Taha Ekiz and his mother Sahure Ekiz, academicians and students.
The event was moderated Instructor Ayşe Gül Elsharkawy made it. Within the scope of the event, audiometry program student and cochlear implant user Yusuf Taha Ekiz and his mother Sahure Ekiz met with the students to share their experiences.
Instructor Ayşe Gül Elsharkawy: "It is very important that we understand what the family feels"
In her presentation, Asst. Ayşe Gül Elsharkawy discussed topics such as hearing-impaired individuals, cochlear implant technology and the importance of listening in communication. Elsharkawy also drew attention to the role of the family in the development of hearing-impaired children and made the following remarks: "We know that the family has a very important role here, especially in children's learning in their natural environment. The year 2025 has been declared the Year of the Family, and I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome a family here. Because as those who will do this profession, it is very important that we understand how the family feels. In addition, those who are outside the profession need to raise awareness on this issue."
Yusuf Taha Ekiz: "I want more benefits to be provided to the hearing impaired"
Emphasizing the need to increase support for the hearing impaired, Yusuf Taha Ekiz expressed that "I want more benefits to be provided to the hearing impaired. I want our friends with hearing impairments to be helped. None of them are helped, they are very embarrassed.”
Sahure Ekiz: "We do not know what will happen to us tomorrow"
Emphasizing that people should approach each other more understandingly, Sahure Ekiz said that "We are like this today, but we do not know what will happen to us tomorrow. Tomorrow we may also be disabled. While I was working in the dormitory, students were studying medicine. I always told them, 'My only wish from you is that you do not mistreat the patients who come but approach them in a good and gentle way.'"
In the event, in which the students participated interactively, activity data were collected with a short questionnaire for the participants.
The event ended with a group photo shoot after the guests were given a certificate of appreciation.
Üsküdar News Agency (ÜNA)