TAMU Diversity Accessibility Hackathon

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The 24 hour Diversity Hackathon is sponsored by an interdisciplinary partnership between the College of Architecture Diversity Council; College of Education and Human Development; College of Engineering, TEES; College of Geosciences; Department of Geography; TAMU GeoInnovation Service Center; College of Architecture ITS; TAMU Libraries, GIS & Maps;

and is open to all TAMU faculty, staff and students.

#TAMUDiversityHackathon

The event is a 24 hour competition during which participants will creatively respond to Challenges presented by TAMU units (below), which pertain to the topic of Accessibility of Texas A&M campus. Participants will compete for $5,000 in prizes for best projects addressing issues and barriers students, faculty and staff face on TAMU campus in everyday life.

The event challenges participants for creative solutions to imagine a future campus without physical, technological, digital, cultural, psychological, etc. barriers. We want to peek into the future throught the imagination and innovation of our participants.

Example challenge:

As of January 25th, 2017 1502 Aggies have requested accommodations with the TAMU Disability Services. We ask you to use the skills and knowledge of your discipline to imagine a TAMU campus of the future, where accommodations are not add-ons and after-thoughts, but integral to the physical and digital fabric of the University, its landscape, streets, sidewalks, exterior and interior of buildings, classrooms, technology, digital interfaces, etc. We are looking for visionary projects and ideas that break away from the current status quo.

(Actual Challenges will be revealed during the Kick-Off at 5pm on February 17th).

Challengers: