Open Source Assistive Technology Hackathon Highlights

GitHub shares highlights from its Open Source Assistive Technology Hackathon, hosted at GitHub HQ in San Francisco with partners including NV Access and accessibility-focused organizations, centered on helping participants build skills and contribute to assistive technology projects.

Overview

On May 21–22, GitHub hosted an Open Source Assistive Technology Hackathon at GitHub headquarters in San Francisco.

The event was run in partnership with:

• NV Access
• The Center for Accessibility and Open Source
• The Northwest Center for Assistive Technology Training

The hackathon focus was on:

• Empowering participants to build skills
• Making real contributions to open source assistive technology tools that people rely on day to day

Referenced links:

• YouTube channel: https://gh.io/subgithub
• GitHub Blog: https://github.blog
• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/github
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/github
• GitHub Insider newsletter: https://resources.github.com/newsletter/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/github
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@github
• GitHub: https://github.com