The AKI HACKS journey.

Seven steps: from problem statement to final demo.

01
Introduction
The host welcomes everyone and covers the event format, rules, judging, and submission criteria.
02
Speaker session
Innovation, engineering, accessibility, building products, failure, and problem solving.
Speaker to be announced
03
Problem statements
NGO and foundation partners introduce real-world barriers, constraints, and opportunities faced by people with disabilities.
Real problems
04
Plan your build
With your team, pick a problem, choose your approach, and decide what to build. Original approaches score higher than safe ones.
Innovation first
05
Build
Design, prototype, iterate. Split the work, get through technical hurdles, scope changes, and time pressure. Lunch is provided; eat while you build, the sprint doesn't pause.
Core sprint
06
Submit your project
Team roster, problem addressed, solution architecture, working prototype, and demo details.
Submission forms releasing soon
07
Final evaluation
Judged on innovation, technical execution, and impact. Business viability is considered last.
100 points

How you're judged.

100 points. Bar widths are the real weights.