We鈥檙e in New York! It鈥檚 no vacation though, we鈥檙e here to learn.
A poster for the Hackaday NYC maker meetup. The focus will be on assistive technology.
Tonight, Director of Development, Chad Leaman will speak at the , where the focus will be on assistive technology. We鈥檝e brought a LipSync device with us and have a chance to show other makers interested in assistive technology what we鈥檙e doing.
But more importantly, we鈥檒l have a great opportunity to learn from others and engage with other makers. I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing the other speakers and meeting the other makers, most of whom creating assistive technology.
One of the groups that will be presenting (and we鈥檒l be meeting) is . With an emphasis on not only utilitarian tools, but on personal fun, their goal is to empower people with (and without) disabilities through technology and making. One of their projects now is the , an accessible video game controller that allows users to play without the use of their hands. Co-founder Holly Cohen was a speaker at the February 2016 TED Conference in Vancouver.
But the meetup won鈥檛 be the only thing we鈥檒l see and learn from.
We鈥檙e quite looking forward to the 鈥淕reatest Show & Tell on Earth.鈥
Over the weekend, we鈥檒l be checking out the 2016. Here, we think we really have a good opportunity to study how to engage makers. A big part of this project is not only creating and adapting the LipSync for makers, but also how we engage makers and connect skilled people in the community with people with disabilities, for the LipSync and more.