University of Toronto students take Facebook prize at #DementiaHack, win
  invitation to Silicon Valley
From: University of Toronto - 11/17/2015

Their TakeMeHome app aims to help Canadians living with dementia

From November 7th to 9th, DementiaHack by HackerNest asked teams to produce
products that would improve the lives of those living with dementia - a brain
disease that affects the memory, thinking, and behaviour of an estimated 47.5
million people worldwide.

By adapting existing Google Maps technology, TakeMeHome increases the
individual’s ability to navigate outside their home, independently.

Read the entire article at:
http://news.utoronto.ca/u-t-students-take-facebook-prize-dementiahack-win-invitation-silicon-valley

Links:
TakeMeHome - Providing people with dementia with confidence to navigate
  around their neighbourhoods independently and safely
http://devpost.com/software/takemehome

DementiaHack
http://hackernest.com/dementiahack
http://dementiahacktoronto2015.devpost.com

Submitted by Shayla Devonish