Have any ideas for inventions that would improve your life
as a disabled veteran?
The VA launched its 2015 VA Innovation Creation Series for
Prosthetics and Assistive Technology last week. The Innovation Creation Series
is open to anyone—from engineers and designers to problem solvers and creative
thinkers—who would like to help the VA find ways to assist disabled veterans in
dealing with everyday challenges.
The VA has five specific issues they are trying to solve in
this year’s Series, including creating a pill box that can dispense medicine up
to 8x/day with an alarm system to notify the veteran when to take the meds, and
creating a device to help a veteran with tremors perform fine motor tasks. The full
list of challenges can be found on their website: www.innovation.va.gov/challenge.
All
ideas should be submitted by the end of June. There will be a 2-day Make-a-thon
event at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA, July 28-29.
During this event, some of the submitted designs will be built and tested to
demonstrate how they could help meet the needs of disabled veterans.
We believe
that the best ideas will come from those who have to deal with these issues
every day: you guys. We also know that many of you are exceptionally smart, talented, and creative, so put your thinking
caps on and have fun! For more information on how to participate, including
online training videos on design and prototyping, go to www.innovation.va.gov/challenge.
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