Hacking Accessibility

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 9, 2015

WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz, Xian Horn, blogger, writer and activist with cerebral palsy, and Konstandinos Chalkias, legally blind assistive technology instructor at Baruch College's Computer Center For Visually Impaired People, talk about the Connect Ability Challenge that seeks to spur development of software and wearable technology to solve problems encountered by those with disabilities and about some low-tech hacks that make a difference in their lives.

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