Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has revived an audio recording studio that had been inactive for nearly eight years, relaunching the Audiobook Library Project to support people with vision disabilities, reports Daily Sabah.
The Department of Disabled and Elderly Services has restarted the initiative to improve access to written materials, offering audiobooks and other resources.
Under the motto “Accessible Shared Living,” the recording studio at Sümerpark Common Living Space will be powered by volunteers. The project involves recording textbooks, stories, poems, and novels, all of which will be archived for future use.
These recordings will be accessible on the municipality’s website and at the Amida Public Library.
İsmail Değirmenci, head of the Department of Disabled and Elderly Services, reaffirmed their commitment to inclusivity, stating, “When reviving the Audiobook Library, our focus was on accessibility and sustainability.”
He further encouraged community participation, adding, “With our ‘Accessible Shared Living’ motto, we are bringing this project back after eight years. We welcome all volunteers to join us in reading sessions, covering everything from academic texts to world classics, on weekdays at Sümerpark Common Living Space.”
