Gaza’s visually and hearing-impaired children miss school due to Israel war
Summary
The war in Gaza has disrupted schooling and specialist support for children with hearing and visual impairments. Kenan al-Sabaa, 13, now attends a temporary learning space for only a few hours a week, while shortages of hearing-aid parts and batteries and the risk of attacks add to the barriers he faces.Key Facts
- Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children’s Gaza City building was partly destroyed and became a shelter for displaced people.
- Atfaluna later opened temporary learning spaces, but Kenan’s school operates three days a week for no more than two hours a day.
- Kenan missed school during the first year of the war, and his father says he has fallen far behind in his studies.
- Kenan’s hearing aid needs repairs, but replacement tubing, ear moulds, and batteries are unavailable, according to the article.
- Fadel Kuraz of Atfaluna said field assessments indicate about 35,000 people developed total or partial hearing loss from explosions since October 2023, in addition to about 20,000 people registered with hearing disabilities before the war.
- Kuraz said shortages of hearing aids and barriers to hearing tests and treatment limit support for children.
- The article says electricity and communications outages make it harder for children to access visual learning materials.
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