AT&T's Challenge To Developers: Inventive Apps For The Disabled

AT&T's latest app challenge is offering up $100,000 for technology specifically aimed at aiding those with disabilities. In a partnership with NYU's Assistive Technology and Ability Lab, AT&T is putting out a call to developers to create new apps or devices aimed at people who are disabled. Submissions will be due at the beginning of July, and AT&T will announce the winner on July 26, the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Technology for the disabled is often created without the input of the people whom it's supposed to serve. AT&T didn't want to operate in a vacuum. To ensure that the finalists appeal to a broad audience, the judging panel includes city officials, experts in the field of assistive tech and disability, people from AT&T, and the four exemplars.