SS12: Code for a Cause

Welcome

Welcome to a brand new edition of SS12. SS12 is a Code-A-Thon Challenge organized by Project:Possibility and local student organizations, such as Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). In the past, SS12 events have been held at the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). This event provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate software developers to make a profound difference by developing innovative, empowering software projects for disabled persons and win prizes for their work. The purpose of SS12 is to increase awareness of issues in accessible computing and be educational and fun for all participants.

News

2012 European SS12

It is with much excitement that Project:Possibility announces the launch of the European SS12. Over the next several months students at the Technical University of Košice, Slovakia; the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria; the Masaryk University, Czech Republic; and the Utrecht School of the Arts, Netherlands will compete in code-a-thons on their campuses. The top team from each university will compete at the International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) in European SS12 Finals.Check back often for the latest news and developments regarding the 2012 European SS12.

2012 SS12: Code for a Cause Finals

On Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 the top teams from CSUN, UCLA, and USC came to San Diego to Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference to compete in the SS12 Finals. The teams presented their projects to an audience of conference attendees and a panel of three judges:

Dr. Arthur Karshmer

Department Chair, Director, and Professor at University of San Francisco

Jennison Asuncion

Co-Director for Adaptech Research Network & IT Accessibility Consultant at Royal Bank Canada

Dr. Hironobu Takagi

Senior Researcher for Accessibility Research, IBM Researh Tokyo

The outcome of the 2012 SS12 Finals are as follows:

2012 SS12 Champions

The USC Mobile Haptic Game Team with Dijkstra's Den for Android (Source Code)

1st Runner Up

The CSUN Mobile Haptic Game Team with LockPick for Android (Download) (Source Code)

2nd Runner Up

The UCLA Accessible Sudoku Team with Web-based Sudoku Game (Source Code)

Congratulations to the 2012 SS12 Champions. A big thank you to all the competitors and the hard work they put into their projects. We would also like to recognize the UCLA Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the USC ACM, and CSUN College of Engineering and Computer Science for organizing the SS12 events at their respective campuses.

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