King Khalid University's Special Needs Center at the Deanship of Student Affairs launched a virtual lecture entitled "Psychological Readiness for the Deaf When Getting Married" as part of the 45^th Arab Week for Deaf in cooperation with the Asir Department of Education under the Arab Federation of Organizations Working with the Deaf. This year's celebration has been named "The Right of Deaf to Get Married and Support by Community Institutions". The Special Needs Center announced that it also participated in the "Listen to Me 3 Volunteer" initiative sponsored by Her Highness Princess Tahani Abdulaziz bin Abdul Mohsen Al Saud. Starting in 1974, Arab Deaf Week brings together government and private industry to recognize the hearing impaired under a common theme to encourage the integration of sign language.

Special Needs Center Supervisor's Assistant, Dr. Sereen Al-Bakri welcomed everyone for their presence, starting with Her Highness Princess Tahani Al Saud. After, Assistant of General Director of Education in Asir, Noura Al Mufreh, Psychology Department Head, Asir Department of Education, Dr. Ghada Al Ziyad, and sign language interpreter Dr. Manal Saeed Al Suroor were welcomed and thanked for their participation.

Her Highness the Princess thanked King Khalid University's Special Needs Center and the Asir Department of Education for their efforts and cooperation to serve the deaf. She then explained the "Listen to Me 3 Volunteer" initiative's goals and message to the community. Following after, Dr. Ghada Al Ziyad delivered a lecture with sign language interpreter Dr. Manal Al Suroor.

The lecture covered topics including awareness of relationships, psychological preparation before marriage, expressing feelings, strategies of how to deal with each other, and how to avoid problems of disagreement.

Noura Al Mufreh participated during the lecture with an explanation of the associations and initiatives developed for those with special needs in the Asir region.

Of note, the Special Needs Center plans to organize a series of events and initiatives to support the hearing impaired and raise the level of societal awareness.