impact innovation challenge 2021

A social impact hackathon addressing health and accessibility.

Hackathon tracks: health & accessibility

We are focusing on health & accessibility because these are extremely relevant topics in our world today. Technology can be leveraged to improve healthcare quality and benefit people of diverse backgrounds.

Health: Creating technical applications for the field of healthcare

Example projects:
- Creating a database of patients for healthcare workers to use
- Making an app that provides mental wellness tips and guidelines
Possible questions:
- How can we use technology to assist in preventing the spread of coronavirus?
- What technologies would help healthcare workers during a season where there is a high influx of patients?
- What are ways to support access to healthcare to especially targeted populations?

Accessibility: Creating technology that meets the needs of diverse users

Example projects:
- Developing a sensor that can authenticate tapped rhythm-based passwords
- Create a map app that gives customized accessible sidewalk and footpath routes for a user’s ability profile
Possible Questions:
- How do we create educational technologies to help students with disabilities, especially with remote learning?
- How do we change remote calling platforms, like Zoom, to meet the needs of deaf users?
- What entertainment technologies could be created that are more accessible to users of all ability profiles?

sCHEDULE

JANUARY 19TH TO FEBRUARY 12TH, 2021

We envision this hackathon as less-stressful environment where students are encouraged to work at their own pace and allocate their time according to their schedules.

Below is a schedule of the competition's events and deadlines, specific workshops and events will be continuously announced as the Hackathon progresses!

Week 1: January 18th - 22nd
- Tuesday, 4 - 5PM: Opening Ceremony
  - Zoom Recording
- Wednesday, 2 - 3PM: How to Plan for An Impactful Project
  - Speaker: Rachel Wells from DataKind
  - Zoom Recording
- Wednesday, 4 - 5PM: Team Building Event hosted by Impact++
- Thursday, 2 - 3PM: Language around Disabilities
  - Speaker: Dr. Sarah Coppola from UW
  - Zoom Recording
- Thursday, 7 - 8PM: Jackbox Game Night hosted by Impact++
- Friday, 2 - 3PM: The Use of Technology in the Space of Accessibility
  - Speaker: Jack Nguyen from UW
  - Zoom Recording
Week 2: January 25th - 29th
- Monday 4-5 PM: Research around Gender and Biotechnology
  - Speaker: Dr. Sarah Coppola from UW
  - Zoom Recording
- Tuesday, Time TBD: Netflix Watch Party via Teleparty
- Thursday, 2-3 PM: Cook-Along led by Impact++
- Friday, 3-4 PM: Interdisciplinary Nature between Health and CS
  - Speaker: Chris Thachuk from UW
Week 3: February 1st - 7th
- February 3rd, Time TBD: Among Us Game Night
- By February 7th by 11 AM: Final project submission via DevPost
Week 4: February 8th - 12th
- Asynchronous judging process to last until February 11th

February 12th, 2-3 PM: Closing Ceremony
- Zoom Recording

JUDGING

Because the problems we are tackling are complex and require diverse perspectives and skillsets, project judging will be centered around three equally-weighted categories:

‍Idea: The solution to the problem and its relevance to chosen track of health or accessibility.

Impact Plan: Research, reach and practicality of solution and potential for impact. You can think of this like a business plan to maximize impact rather than profit.

Prototype: A rough technical implementation of your solution, judged on technical complexity, use of tools and open data sources available, and thoroughness of implementation.

OUR SPONSOR

Cisco Webex is making healthcare accessible to more people across the world, wherever they are, as well as connecting the broader healthcare community. Read more here: https://www.webex.com/industries/healthcare.html

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