The Veterans Administration Center for Innovation launched the Innovation Creation Series Prosthetics and Assistive Technology Challenge to facilitate development of personalized technologies to improve care and quality of life for veterans. Designers, engineers, and other problem-solvers may submit initial design solutions for several challenges: prosthetic device and controller development, accessible gaming controls, medication adherence technology, and devices to address tremor.
The series will culminate in a two-day make-a-thon in July where submitted designs will be built and tested at the Richmond, VA Medical Center. All the designs submitted as part of this challenge are considered part of the public domain and are open source for anyone to use to help improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. To learn more, visit http://www.innovation.va.gov/challenge/.
Source: Mid Atlantic ADA Center
