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

[Julio Rios]

I don't disagree, but ... it's still Google.
The "official rules" don't look too heinous, but they are vague.  It
doesn't say who will own the finished products.
Do we need google to do this?


On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Lesley Bell <zvezdalune at gmail.com> wrote:

> +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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