about 2 years ago
Submission period is now open
The challenge is now live and ready to take submissions — it's time to get to work to build solutions using Azure to solve a challenge related to accessibility in education for students or faculties.
Main requirement:
Build an application prototype with Azure for and with people with disabilities in the context of education. The application should be functional with real or sample data.
Submission requirements
- Provide access to your working project and source code. Code must be open source.
- Include a text description about your project's features and how the project helps solve the challenge stated.
- Submit a 3-5 minute project demo video including an explanation of how the experience of people with disabilities was engaged and captions.
- Provide an Architecture Diagram outlining the tools used within the project, including Azure services like AI.
- Please submit at least one image/screenshot of your submission.
Be sure to check out the full requirements, resources, and get started on your submission.
Good luck and happy building!
Related Reading
Creating a more accessible world with Azure AI
This blog article by John ‘JG’ Chirapurath, General Manager of Microsoft Azure Data & AI highlights how Immersive Reader technology enhances reading comprehension for people regardless of their age or ability. It also touches upon other Azure Cognitive Services like Speech Translation to integrate mutli-language support into your own apps. Check out this quick read, and perhaps it will inspire you to create a project for this hackathon! Read the article.