<p dir="ltr">+1 </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sounds like some really cool things could come out of this</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 24, 2015 1:27 PM, "Patrick O'Doherty" <<a href="mailto:p@trickod.com">p@trickod.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">FWIW Arie was at the NB meeting last night talking about this. It sounds<br>
like a really awesome event, where folks can hack on things to make a<br>
real difference in the lives of others.<br>
<br>
p<br>
<br>
On 6/24/15 1:24 PM, Jenny Ryan wrote:<br>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
> From: "Arie Meir" <<a href="mailto:ariemeir@google.com">ariemeir@google.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ariemeir@google.com">ariemeir@google.com</a>>><br>
> Date: Jun 24, 2015 12:13 PM<br>
> Subject: [sudo-info] reaching out from <a href="http://google.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">google.org</a> <<a href="http://google.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://google.org</a>><br>
> regarding an assistive technology hackathon<br>
> To: <<a href="mailto:info@sudoroom.org">info@sudoroom.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:info@sudoroom.org">info@sudoroom.org</a>>><br>
> Cc:<br>
><br>
> Dear Sudoroom community,<br>
><br>
> I'm reaching out from the philanthropic arm of Google, Google.org which<br>
> supports non-profits aimed at technical innovation.<br>
><br>
> In our attempt to expand opportunity and independence for people with<br>
> disabilities we have recently launched a campaign<br>
> <<a href="https://get.google.com/disabilitiesimpactchallenge/open-call.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://get.google.com/disabilitiesimpactchallenge/open-call.html</a>> aiming<br>
> to identify<br>
> and support non-profits doing innovative work in the assistive<br>
> technology space.<br>
><br>
> The reason for this email is that in addition to the campaign,we are<br>
>  thinking of organizing<br>
>  a hackathon around mid-late august focused on assistive technology<br>
> using this event <<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_BQzJD9gpo" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_BQzJD9gpo</a>><br>
>  as a source of inspiration.<br>
><br>
> The basic idea is to bring the need-knowers (people with disabilities<br>
> and their<br>
> families/caregivers) together in the same room with tech folks<br>
> (hackers/makers/designers) and develop prototypes for affordable<br>
> products that<br>
> could serve the needs of the community of people with disabilities.<br>
><br>
> We thought that the hacker community of Sudoroom might find it<br>
> interesting/relevant<br>
> and some folks perhaps wish to participate.<br>
><br>
> We are trying to gauge the level of interest in something like this from<br>
> the hacker/maker/developer community.<br>
><br>
> Thoughts ? Ideas ? What should we think of to make this event more<br>
> relevant/interesting to the folks involved ?<br>
><br>
> With kindest regards,<br>
> On behalf of Google.org,<br>
><br>
> Arie Meir<br>
><br>
> --<br>
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><br>
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> **____________***<br>
> *<br>
> *Arie Meir *|* *Technology Portfolio Lead, Google.org | <a href="tel:%2B1.209.565.3886" value="+12095653886">+1.209.565.3886</a><br>
> <tel:<a href="tel:1.209.565.3886" value="+12095653886">1.209.565.3886</a>> | <a href="mailto:ariemeir@google.com">ariemeir@google.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ariemeir@google.com">ariemeir@google.com</a>><br>
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