Tala Aboulnaga, an elementary grade student in Dharan, east of Saudi Arabia, had her first experience with visually impaired individuals when she joined integrated education schools.
She met a blind girl whom she later became friends with, and their relationship had left a strong impact on her. The girl had difficulties reading in Braille, a system of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or who have low vision.
Aboulnaga felt how much her friend needed to express herself and communicate with the world. Believing in the right of people with visual needs to access information and communicate easily, Aboulnaga decided to offer a practical form of help.