Saudi educational app for special needs users ready to launch

May Al-Oteibi, 26, is a Saudi entrepreneur who has always aspired to use technology to serve the disabled, having a mentally challenged younger brother herself.

After graduating in 2010, Al-Oteibi worked as a special needs teacher before finishing her Master’s in Special Educational Needs Technology in 2013.

While conducting research for her master’s degree, she noticed a lack of technological services and Arabic-language smartphone apps that cater to this population. Fast forward to today and Al-Oteibi will launch her Learn With May app on iOS by the beginning of the academic year.

Learn with May will be based on a 3D virtual character that plays the role of a teacher/educator, leading users on a step-by-step educational journey, with the help of interactive lessons and exercises that Al-Oteibi used when she was a teacher and master’s student.

Original article by Ahmed Gabr

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Saudi educational app for special needs users ready to launch