Heba Jamjoum, a Jordanian sign-language interpreter, noticed the scarcity of educational content available for deaf Arab children while expecting her son six years ago. In 2022, she and her husband, Mamoun Oudah, who is hearing-impaired, initiated a project named after their kids, Tameem and Reem, to address this issue. They started creating animated cartoons on YouTube to teach sign language to deaf children in the Arab world, aiming to provide accessible and engaging content for this underserved community. Their initiative, Tameem and Reem, is the first of its kind in the Arab world, attracting over 3,500 subscribers since its launch in October 2022. Heba’s husband handles animation while she manages interpretation. However, their journey hasn’t been easy; with limited resources, they faced challenges in animation, marketing, and management. Nonetheless, their goal is to expand, improve content quality, register as a company, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to acquire publishing rights for children’s books. In the Middle East, initiatives are emerging to address the challenges faced by children with disabilities. For instance, Wissam Kanakria founded Read With My Eyes, providing free audiobooks for blind students. Similarly, Jawahir Fakhro volunteers to record audio study material, assisting blind students in their education. In [...]