People with disabilities (PWD) often encounter several barriers to becoming employed. A growing body of evidence in software development highlights the benefits of diversity and inclusion in the field. However, recruiting, hiring, and fostering a supportive environment for PWD remains challenging. These challenges are exacerbated by the lack of skilled professionals with experience in inclusive hiring and management, which prevents companies from effectively increasing PWD representation on software development teams. Inspired by the strategy adopted in some technology companies that attract talent through hackathons and training courses, this paper reports the experience of Zup Innovation, a Brazilian software company, in hosting a fully remote affirmative hackathon with 50 participants to attract PWD developers. This event resulted in 10 new hires and 146 people added to the company's talent pool. Through surveys with participants, we gathered attendees' perceptions and experiences, aiming to improve future hackathons and similar initiatives by providing insights on accessibility and collaboration. Our findings offer lessons for other companies seeking to address similar challenges and promote greater inclusion in tech teams.

翻译：残疾人士在就业过程中常面临多重障碍。软件开发领域日益增多的证据表明，多样性及包容性对行业发展具有显著益处。然而，为残疾人士提供招聘、雇佣及培育支持性环境仍具挑战性。由于缺乏具备包容性招聘与管理经验的专业人士，企业难以有效提升软件开发团队中残疾人士的代表性，这些挑战因而进一步加剧。受部分科技公司通过黑客松与培训课程吸引人才的策略启发，本文报告了巴西软件公司Zup Innovation举办完全远程肯定性黑客松的实践经验。该活动吸引了50名残疾开发者参与，最终促成10名新员工入职，并为公司人才库新增146名储备人才。通过对参与者的问卷调查，我们收集了参会者的认知与体验，旨在通过提供可访问性与协作方面的见解，改进未来黑客松及类似倡议活动。本研究为其他寻求应对类似挑战、促进科技团队更高包容性的企业提供了经验借鉴。