Event Summary
Accessible Tech in Employment Conference and its Hackathon are events for everyone passionate about assistive technologies and employment! We offer FREE access to conference, hackathon, workshops, exhibitions, and food.
Our mission is to bring people and technology together in the creation of disruptive solutions that enhance the quality of employment for disabled people.
The conference allows attendees to listen to inspirational talks, meet like-minded people, and CEOs who regardless of disability achieved success. We will also offer free workshops on Accessibility, Inclusion, and Employment.
The hackathon initiative was created in collaboration with SenseSchool – a social enterprise powered by MakeSense. It was founded in 2012 by Marine Plossu, Caroline Delboy and Christian Vanizette with an aim to enable students and young graduates to learn and problem solve by getting involved in real challenges encountered by social enterprises in many different fields such as employment, health, housing, and many more. A methodology called “Innovation Game” will be used to guide the participants through the innovation process.
To find out more, please go to our hackathon page and read "Frequently Asked Questions" section here: http://accessibletech.co.uk/faq.
Hackathon Schedule
Saturday, December 3
10am-12pm – Registration, sign-in, team formation, meeting your team facilitator
12:00-13:00 – Lunch at the venue
13:00-13:30 – Opening brief
13:30 – Start Innovation Game – Design, coding and development
17:30-18:30 – Welcoming the Experts to give advice on the first solution prototypes
18:30 onwards – Through the night! – Design, coding, development and production. You can code all night, but this is by no means obligatory or expected. Snacks and drinks will be provided
Sunday, December 4
8:00-9:00 – Breakfast
9:00-12:00 – Hackathon, design, coding, development and production/pitch rehearsals
12:00-13:00 – Lunch at the venue
13:00-14:00 – Hackathon, design, coding, development and production/pitch rehearsals
14:00 – ‘Hackathon Stop’, Meeting teams and collecting presentations
16:30 – HACKATHON PITCH – teams will present their solutions
17:45 – Vote of the jury and prizes ceremony
19:00 – End of the hackathon.
Conference Schedule
Saturday, December 3
13:00-13:30 – Opening brief
13:30-15:30 – Speakers
15:30-16:00 – Break and snacks
16:00-16:50 – Speaker panel – Q&A
17:00 – Networking
*Speaker info coming soon…
Sunday, December 4
14:00-16:00 – Workshops on Accessibility, Inclusion and Employment.
JOIN OUR EVENT AS VOLUNTEER/MENTOR/JUDGE
VOLUNTEERS - If you are interested in being a volunteer to help out during the event, please fill this form in: https://goo.gl/forms/S3ncMmS2BQjIQZLD2
MENTORS - Please get in touch, if you are interested in becoming a mentor/expert at our 24h hackathon event (December 3-4). You can also make a recommendation. More info here: http://accessibletech.co.uk/be-a-mentor
JUDGES - Please get in touch, if you are interested in becoming a judge at our 24h hackathon event (December 3-4). You can also make a recommendation. More info here: http://accessibletech.co.uk/be-a-judge
Alternatively, reach out to Magda or Juliette at accessibletechconference@gmail.com.
BE A SPONSOR!
We are now looking for Sponsors who would like to support ACCESSIBLE TECH event and gain some publicity, please get in touch for all the info - contact Magda at accessibletechconference@gmail.com or call 07415659892.
Check back for more information about scheduled events as they become available. Until then, track the Accessible Tech in Employment progress by following our blog here.