diff --git a/assignments/project-checkpoint.md b/assignments/project-checkpoint.md
index bd427118ee154ceddb2bf4d5bef9c6c1aa9a3487..1f1b0ede834a09d26dc9095954c7a5c1f66571d9 100644
--- a/assignments/project-checkpoint.md
+++ b/assignments/project-checkpoint.md
@@ -6,55 +6,27 @@ title: Final Project Checkpoint
 code: hw7b
 
 assigned: Feb 7, 2023
-due:
- - <strong>Submit slides on Canvas and present your project in class</strong> Feb 14, 2023
+due: <strong>Submit slides on Canvas and present your project in class</strong> Feb 14, 2023
 
-revised: April 12, 2023
+revised: November 6, 2023
 
 description: Present a complete plan for a project to make the world slightly more accessible
 
 ---
 # Overview 
 
-The goal of your final project is to build an accessibility technology or make an existing technology more accessible. 
-
-{% details Final Project Examples %}
-Some examples of what people have done in the past include:
-- [Making a light mode for zoom](https://students.washington.edu/sgbowen8/light-mode/)
-- [Creating a plugin for word to prompt for better alt text](https://thenorthwes.github.io/improved-word-alt-text/)
-- [Make arduino programming more accessible](https://uwcse-nsds.github.io/arduino-a11y/)
-- Make a system to help someone with motor impairments create [macros for fixing typos](https://katyp.github.io/input_macros)
-- Improving [coding acessiblity for BLV people in vscode](https://kburtram.github.io/CodeTalk/)
-- Developing a [plain language checker](https://yichiang.github.io/plain-language-checker/#/)
-- Improving [chart accessibiliy](https://accessiplot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
-- Improving the accessibility of a [VSCode plugin for code tours](https://github.com/cclaridad/codetour)
-- Creating [tactile schematics](https://www.hackster.io/monica/creating-tactile-schematics-using-fritzing-5b47f8) for circuits
-- Making [markdown accessible](https://github.com/jaedong98/accessibility4md)
-- Addressing [open issues](https://github.com/odilia-app/odilia/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+author%3Asamtay) for a free and open source screen reader, [odilia](https://github.com/odilia-app/)
-{% enddetails %}
-
-In this phase of the final project, you will present a complete *final* proposal for your idea to the class.
+The goal of your final project is to build an accessibility technology or make an existing technology more accessible. This phase is when your group develops slides for your checkpoints with course staff. 
 
 ## Learning Goals / Competencies
-This homework may contribute to
+You will need to define this homework's learning goals, but the following are expectations even if you've already reached competency.
+- Finding first person accounts 
 - Disability Awareness and Justice (including Disability Justice Framing; Finding First Person Accounts)
 - Accessible Media and Documents (including Accessible Presentation Deck; Accessible Presenting; Image Description). 
 - Your participation grade, as a percentage of completeness (all required parts are present)
 
-## Length & Difficulty
-We do not have details on how long this single piece of the final project usually takes students. However, overall students report a median of 7.5 hours per week plus meetings during the four weeks of the project. Some things students commented on regarding the project include:
-- "I appreciate the open-endedness of this project. It gives a good opportunity to apply what we have learned, combined with the knowledge we have brought to this course."
-- "I really enjoyed working with [disabled mentor]"
-- "I like how open ended the project is, and it made for a really interesting last session with a wide variety of presentations."
-- "Learned a lot through the project"
-
 # Details
 To complete this assignment you will need to do the following
 
-## 0. Group formation
-
-Your "group" should include 1-4 people. Many students prefer to work in groups, some prefer to work alone. Both are acceptible. If you join forces with other students in class, you will need to work together to finalize a joint vision for what you plan to do.
-
 ## 1. Refine Project Definition 
 
 You may need to update other aspects of your project because of group formation or feedback from the instructors. In addition, your project needs to have additional components it did not have before, and we will be breaking some things up to ask for more detail. 
@@ -66,7 +38,7 @@ You may need to update other aspects of your project because of group formation
 4. *update* How will you validate your idea
 5. *update* Why is this feasible (timeline, etc)
 
-## 2. Write an Accessible Slide Deck and Present In Classs
+## 2. Write an Accessible Slide Deck and Present to Staff
 
 Include one slide for each of the points above. Also include a title slide with your team members on it (or yourself if you are working solo)
 
diff --git a/assignments/project-proposals.md b/assignments/project-proposals.md
index ff294af014c963b864a9b5f0fb87dbe62178e1ed..728f136a85b5314d50e6d8b7501eca74e68b93f1 100644
--- a/assignments/project-proposals.md
+++ b/assignments/project-proposals.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 layout: assignment
-published: draft
+published: true
 
 title: Final Project Proposal
 code: hw7
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ code: hw7
 assigned: November 8, 2023
 due: Post and comment on ideas on Ed by Friday 11/10, 2023 (2 day late window)
 
-revised: September 28, 2023
+revised: November 6, 2023
 
 description: Propose a project to make the world slightly more accessible
 
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ Your write up should include the following information
 
 Given the number of weeks available, be careful not to over commit. You must figure out how to fit this all in about four weeks.
 
-# Turnin 
-You will need to submit your write up to the class [discussion board]({{site.discussion}})  before next class. The category should be "Assignments", the subcategory should be "Disability Justice" 
+## 5. Group formation
+
+Your "group" should include 1-4 people. Many students prefer to work in groups, some prefer to work alone. Both are acceptible. If you join forces with other students in class, you will need to work together to finalize a joint vision for what you plan to do.
 
+# Turnin 
+- You will need to submit your write up to the class [discussion board]({{site.discussion}})  before Monday's class. The category should be "Assignments", the subcategory should be "Final Project" 
+- You will need to notify the course staff about your group membership by Wednesday's class