Within the scope of the social responsibility project called "Audio Books for the Visually Impaired", which was designed to contribute to the society and the lives of visually impaired individuals, volunteer students contributed to the project by vocalizing the books they chose. Before the study, a series of meetings were held for the students to remind them of important points regarding the dubbing process. The students were informed about using the correct dubbing techniques in a quiet environment, the elements they should pay attention to during the recording process and choosing the appropriate equipment. In addition, they were provided with the opportunity to send demo recordings and receive feedback for possible questions they may encounter during the process.
"The social responsibility project aimed to facilitate visually impaired individuals' access to information"
Among the academic staff who provided academic support to the project were Res. Asst. Okan Kırbacı from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, Res. Asst. Mustafa Dallı and Res. Asst. Tuğçe Öztürk Dallı from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (English). Volunteer students who participated in the voice-over work were Fatma Nur Gözübenli, Rümeysa Çelik, Feymenur Yılmaz, Yaren Safa, İlayda Sağlam, Binnur Süreyya Bostan, Abdülsamet Çil, Hamid Shaaf and Tuba Yavuz. The students completed the voice-overs of the works they selected from the book list prepared by the project managers in accordance with the event calendar.
In the third and final stage of the project, the participating students were brought together and the project process was summarized. The students were thanked, their certificates were presented and their experiences during the project process were discussed. A brainstorming session was held on social responsibility project ideas that could be implemented in the next period and the students' ideas on the subject were received.
This meaningful project, which aims to facilitate visually impaired individuals' access to information, also contributed to the development of students' social responsibility awareness.
We would like to thank all students and academics who participated in the project.
