Hackathon

A time-limited event (typically hours to days) where participants collaborate intensively to design and build technology solutions, often as prototypes or proofs of concept. Accessibility hackathons specifically focus on creating assistive technologies, but they have been critiqued for typically using a "client-service" model where disabled people define problems while non-disabled makers build solutions, rather than including disabled people as equal makers and co-creators. Many hackathon projects remain unfinished or are never adopted by end users, motivating a shift toward longer-term makerspace collaborations.