[nfbwatlk] FCC Open Developer Day Including Accessibility

[Nightingale, Noel]

Thought this might be of interest to some on this list.



From: White House Disability Group [mailto:disability at messages.whitehouse.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:34 PM
To: nnightingale at earthlink.net
Subject: FCC Open Developer Day Including Accessibility


Please circulate to all those who might be interested.

The FCC would like you to be a part of something new they are trying.

On Monday, November 8th, the FCC will sponsor its first-ever Open Developer Day at the Commission’s HQ in Washington, D.C.

This event follows a tradition that has brought together developer communities from across the world to move technology forward.

At our Open Developer Day, we’re inviting a wide group of developers and accessibility innovators to collaborate with experts from the FCC and across the tech sector. Think of it as a “digital barn raising” to re-imagine the way that citizen developers can innovate around accessibility tools and promote open government.

Engineers from the Yahoo! Accessibility team and Yahoo! Developer Network will be providing technical instruction for some of their technologies that support working with web-based information and their ongoing work in accessibility.

Join us as we take another step toward citizen participation in open government:

What: Open Developer Day at the Federal Communications Commission
When: Monday, November 8th, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: FCC HQ, 445 12th St SW, Washington, D.C. 20554-0005

More info: http://reboot.fcc.gov/blog/?entryId=927569

An RSVP is required for attendance. Space is limited. There is no charge to participate. Every developer is expected to bring his or her own laptop computer. Participants will be expected to attend in business casual wear, and to abide by all rules established by FCC network guidelines while on agency grounds. To RSVP, email mikelle.morra at fcc.gov<mailto:mikelle.morra at fcc.gov>.

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