Hands Free Kinesic 'Mouse' Wins AT&T Accessibility Award

AT&T awards $100K for tech to help people with disabilities

Twenty-five years after President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, AT&T called on developers to use existing technology to create solutions for people with disabilities

Marguerite Reardon | July 27, 2015

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, AT&T teamed up with New York University's Ability Lab to challenge app developers to use their network and technology to make life easier for people with disabilities.
Together they launched the Connect Ability Challenge, designed to spur innovation for people with physical, social, emotional and cognitive disabilities. Winners of the contest, which saw a total of 63 submissions, were announced Monday.

<more at http://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-gives-developers-100000-to-create-apps-for-people-with-disabilities/; related links: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-nyu-announce-winners-of-100000-connect-ability-tech-challenge-to-improve-the-lives-of-people-living-with-disabilities-300119004.html (AT&T, NYU Announce Winners Of $100,000 Connect Ability Tech Challenge To Improve The Lives Of People Living With Disabilities. Senator Charles Schumer and Disability Advocates Join in Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Grand Prize Awarded to Kinesic Mouse, a Mobility Solution that Allows Users to Control a PC Hands-free) and http://connectability.devpost.com/ (Help us, help millions. (+Video). ); further: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2488633,00.asp (Hands-Free 'Mouse' Wins AT&T Accessibility Award. July 28, 2015)>