Going Up
In 2010, Osama Shamallakh had an idea. At the time, he was studying information technology and computer networks at the Islamic University of Gaza. He was also still adjusting to his prosthetic left leg, a new addition to his life since an incident in 2007. While crossing campus one day, he noticed a fracture in his crutch. Later that evening, he visited a local nonprofit to have it repaired. There, he witnessed a woman attempting to help her daughter enter the building. The organization was dedicated to serving people with disabilities, but its entrance was too narrow to accommodate the daughter’s wheelchair.