The first theme of the meeting was addressed by Prof. Abdul Aziz Al Othman, Professor of Special Education and the Dean of the College of Education at MU, which focused on reviewing the concepts related to hearing disability.
Dr. Saleh Al-Harithi, Associate Professor of Linguistics and the Vice Dean of Admission and Registration, addressed the second topic: The effect of the parents’ hearing disability on the child’s language acquisition.
Dr. Bader Al-Sulami, a faculty member in the Special Education Department, discussed the third topic: proposed mechanisms to address the impact of the parents’ hearing disability on the child’s language. He discussed the suggestions that can contribute to addressing the impact that the parents’ hearing disability has on the child’s language acquisition.