[sudo-discuss] Fwd: [sudo-info] reaching out from google.org regarding an assistive technology hackathon

[Lesley Bell]

+1

Sounds like some really cool things could come out of this
On Jun 24, 2015 1:27 PM, "Patrick O'Doherty" <p at trickod.com> wrote:

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