HACK FOR NEEDS - hackathon

Are you interested in helping solve the problems of people with disabilities? Then participate in the HACK FOR NEEDS Hackathon. Designers, developers, prototyping and automation enthusiasts are invited to a day of collaboration to solve one of the following five needs of people with disabilities:
1. TURN ON - OFF: Develop switch activated by limited body movements
2. COMMUNICATE: Develop instruments to express YES / NO; I'M THIRSTY - I WOULD LIKE COFFEE; I WANT TO GO OUT; I WANT TO REST.
3. MARK TIME: Develop tools to indicate the time, its passing and to guide the sequence of activities, times of the day.
4. MOVE YOURSELF: Develop tools which identify obstacles and give indications of full / empty.
5. RECEIVE SENSORY INPUTS: Create visual, auditory, and tactile inputs through technology that the person can choose and experiment.