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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. FIVE TEAMS WILL BE COMPETING IN
THE AMERICA DESIGN CHALLENGE.
>> AND TWO OF THOSE FINALISTS,
THEY ARE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
WE WELCOME CLARISSA.
>> MAN, GARCIA.
>> AND SHE IS THE DESIGN
CHALLENGE MANAGER FROM SOURCE
AMERICA ALONG WITH THE TWO
TEAMS.
TEAMS.
TEAMS. BUT FIRST WHAT IS THIS ALL
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> WELL, IT IS A NON-PROFIT AND
WE WOULD TRY TO SET
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
DISABILITIES. THAT'S EITHER THROUGH GAINING
OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING
OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'LL HAVE
AND THE DESIGN CHALLENGE, IT IS
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS LIKE THESE
AND THEY WILL GO OUT INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. PARTNER WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS A
DISABILITY AND BUILD A PIECE OF
TECHNOLOGY TO AFFECT THEIR
EMPLOYMENT.
EMPLOYMENT. >> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. I
>> WOW. I LOVE THAT.
OKAY, TO MY RIGHT, WE WOULD
HAVE TEAM A&M AND THIS IS
MADELINE.
MADELINE.
MADELINE. CAN YOU INTRODUCE US TO YOUR
TEAMMATES, PLEASE?
TEAMMATES, PLEASE? >> YES, THESE ARE MY TEAMMATES.
SO FOR OUR PROJECT, WE WILL
CREATE A HANDS-FREE DEVICE TO
ALLOW OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
STEVEN TO CREATE RECIPES,
INDEPENDENTLY, WITH CONFIDENCE.
THIS DEVICE, NOT ONLY SHOWS
THEM THE RECIPES, BUT IT IS
ALSO HANDS FREE.
IN THE KITCHEN, THEY ARE NOT
TOUCHING THE iPAD OR CAUSING
UNSANITARY THINGS TO HAPPEN.
SO INSTEAD, THEY ARE JUST
HOLDING UP THE SPATULA AND THEY
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP.
>> WAIT, HE HOLDS IT UP?
>> YEP.
>> YEP.
>> YEP. THE PROGRAM AND THE EYE PAD
WILL TELL THEM WHAT TO DO NEXT.
>> WE WILL ALL NEED BETTER
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> LIKE HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY. HOW DID THIS STRETCH, YOUR
CAPABILITIES OF WHAT IT IS?
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH IT?
>> SO WE'VE HAD BACKGROUNDS AND
COATING AND EVERYTHING.
THEY WANT SOMEONE TO COMPLETE
THE RECIPES ALL BY THEMSELVES.
WE DECIDED WHAT ABOUT AN APP
AND TO IMPLEMENT THE CAMERA, SO
THEY DO NOT NEED TO TOUCH IT AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. >>
ALL. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO
OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE TEAM.
CAN YOU INTRODUCE US, PLEASE?
>> AND SO FOR OUR PROJECT, WE
WOULD WORK WITH A SMALL
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. THE PERSON WE WORK WITH, HER
NAME IS AARON, SHE HAS DOWN
SYNDROME, TROUBLE WEIGHING OUT
THE ONE-TIME BAGS OF COFFEE
BEANS, WHICH IS WHAT THEY SELL.
WE WOULD DEVELOP THAT DEVICE
ALLOWING HER TO JUST FILL UP
THE CONTAINER WITH THE COFFEE
BEANS.
BEANS.
BEANS. >>
BEANS. >> NICE.
>> NICE.
>> NICE. DO YOU WANT TO SHOW US HOW IT
WORKS?
WORKS?
WORKS? >>
WORKS? >> AND SO WE WILL POUR IN THE
BEANS, PLACING A BAG RIGHT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. LOOK AT THAT GO.
SO IT WILL MAKE HER JOB SIMPLE.
SHE DOESN'T NEED TO STRESS OUT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. AS SHE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE
COFFEE BEANS AND IT WOULD BE
EASY FOR HER, THAT'S HOW WE
CAME UP WITH THE COFFEE BEANS.
>> I KNOW.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?
DO YOU ALL FEEL SO YOUNG?
WHAT'S NEXT?
WHAT'S NEXT? >> COLLEGE OBVIOUSLY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO WE WILL BE COMPETING IN THE
FINALS FOR THE FIRST AMERICA
DESIGN CHALLENGE FOR THE NEXT
THREE DAYS.
THREE DAYS. AND THEN WE WOULD PLAN TO
RETURN THESE, THE INDIVIDUALS
COULD CONTINUE USING THEM.
>> AND HOW MANY COMPANIES REACH
OUT, YOU KNOW, TO PURCHASE THIS
OR MASS PRODUCE THIS.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT FIRST.
>> THIS IS AMAZING AND JUST TWO
OF SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE
STUDENTS THAT YOU HAVE.
SO THIS WEEK ON WEDNESDAY,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> YES, WE HAVE FIVE FINALISTS
FROM ACROSS THE NATION COMING
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. THEY WILL
BE PRESENTING TO THE PANEL OR
JUDGES, THEN IT WILL BE RANKED
ON THEIR PERFORMANCES.
THEY'RE ALL RANKED ON THE
IMPACTS THEY HAVE MADE IN THE
WORKPLACE.
WORKPLACE. THAT MAKES THEM A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. WE DON'T NECESSARILY, BASED ON
SUSPICION, BUT REALLY AND TRULY
THE IMPACT TO THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
WHERE CAN WE FIND OUT MORE?
>> YOU CAN FOLLOW US.
ON TWITTER OR THE DESIGN
CHALLENGE ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING.
OUR FUTURE.
OUR FUTURE. I'M SO INSPIRED TODAY