VMware’s First Accessibility Hackathon
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The first week in February marked VMware’s first accessibility week which consisted of an accessibility summit followed immediately by an accessibility hackathon.
The fact that VMware held a successful accessibility hackathon only a year after starting its accessibility program is something to be proud of. It shows how much progress we’ve made in growing accessibility focus at VMware and been able to spread the accessibility message across the entire organization. In addition to being the first VMware accessibility hackathon, this was the first time the majority of finalists were from outside of the traditional R&D organization. This is important because the majority of hackathon participants are typically coders.
What is an Accessibility Hackathon?
Hackathons bring together people with related interests to create tech solutions over the course of an event. In the spirit of inclusion for our diverse global…
