December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities Symposium: “Building Disability-Inclusive Societies to Advance Social Progress”

As part of the December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a symposium themed “Building Disability-Inclusive Societies to Advance Social Progress” was organized in collaboration between Hacettepe University and Ankara Medipol University. The event addressed current approaches to increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities in social life, covering multidimensional topics such as health, education, employment, technology and family support.

Representing the Ankara Medipol University Audiometry Program, Program Head Lect. Hava Yıldız and Lecturer Eyyüp Diyar Doğan attended the symposium. Within the scope of the event, organized in collaboration between Hacettepe University and Ankara Medipol University, various panel presentations were delivered on strengthening the participation of individuals with disabilities in social life, with the aim of raising public awareness.

In this context, Eyyüp Diyar Doğan, Lecturer in the Ankara Medipol University Audiometry Program, contributed to the symposium with a presentation titled “Family, Caregivers and Social Participation.” The presentation discussed the roles that families and caregivers play in enabling individuals with disabilities to participate actively in social life and emphasized the importance of supportive social structures.

In addition to the Audiometry Program faculty members, our first- and second-year students also attended the event, with the aim of enhancing their professional awareness and fostering their social sensitivity. The symposium was considered to have provided participants with valuable academic and social benefits.