Tools and Technologies

Teams are free to use any tools, frameworks, languages, or APIs of their choosing. Your project will be judged on impact, technical execution, accessibility, innovation, and real-world feasibility — so pick the stack that helps you build the best solution. Optional in-person build sessions on April 11th and 12th (2:00–4:00 PM at The Toaster Hub, Walter Library) are available if you want a focused space to work with mentor support. All final submissions must include a working demo or prototype, a pitch deck, and a GitHub repository with a readable README.

Inspiration

Natural disasters hit hardest for people already navigating a system not built for them. Individuals with disabilities face a double crisis — the disaster itself, and the collapse of the infrastructure they depend on daily.

Some angles worth exploring:

• Pre-registration of needs — what if relief agencies already knew who needed power for a ventilator or refrigerated medication before disaster struck?

• Real-time coordination tools — how do you turn individual need into actionable, prioritized data for a relief coordinator under pressure?

• Offline and low-bandwidth design — your solution is useless if it breaks the moment the power goes out. Build for the worst-case scenario.

• Trust and adoption — vulnerable people sharing sensitive data need to feel safe doing so. If they don't trust it, they won't use it.

Build something that could actually be deployed. The people you're designing for have been overlooked by emergency systems for a long time — this weekend, fix that.

Contact Us & Support Channels

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