there is a online stream also On 7/17/12, Don Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > From what I read in that announcement it's in DC. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "VaShaun Jones" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 6:48 PM > Subject: Re: Developing with Accessibility Event > > > Is this online, in DC or where? The listing is not clear. > On Jul 17, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Don Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Subject: "Developing with Accessibility" Event >> When: September 6-7, 2012 >> Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM on each of two days >> Where: FCC Commission Meeting Room and training rooms >> RSVP: Please RSVP by August 31, 2012 to [email protected] >> >> The FCC's Accessibility and Innovation Initiative (A&I) is planning an >> event >> called "Developing with Accessibility," at the FCC's headquarters on >> September 6 and 7, 2012. The event is designed to spur increased >> collaboration on accessibility solutions among developers from industry, >> consumer, and government sectors. The event will encourage the use of >> accessibility APIs (application programming interfaces), as well as >> publicly >> available data sets, in order to build accessible apps for mobile phones >> and >> websites. A key objective is to promote the concept and practice of >> developing applications with regard for generally-accepted accessibility >> guidelines, thereby maximizing their usability for everyone, including >> people with disabilities. >> >> The event will offer training on development topics, in-person >> collaboration >> on programming projects, and professional networking among developers. >> As >> important as the actual event itself will be collaborative activity in >> electronic spaces before, during, and after the event. Rather than limit >> this to accomplishments that can be achieved during a single, in-person >> event, this Developer event is not intended to be an end in itself, but >> will >> instead serve as an organizing opportunity to create mechanisms for >> ongoing >> collaboration among developers who are interested in building accessible >> technology solutions. >> >> It is also a goal of the A&I to make smart use of new media tools to >> create >> electronic spaces for such collaboration. We encourage others to also >> activate online collaboration spaces associated with this effort. To >> this >> end, we suggest use of a particular abbreviation, "DevAcc," as an >> electronic >> tag that facilitates searching and coordination toward these objectives. >> >> Please pre-register for the event by sending your name, affiliation, and >> contact information to [email protected] by August 31, 2012. Also send >> disability accommodation requests to [email protected]. >> >> If there are particular ways that you'd like to participate, or related >> activities that you'd like to inform us about, also feel free to write to >> [email protected]. >> >> The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or other >> mobility aids. Open captioning and assistive listening devices will be >> provided on site. Other reasonable accommodations for people with >> disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the >> accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we need >> more >> information. Make your request as early as possible. Last minute requests >> will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to: >> [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at >> 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). >> >> The general session of the event will be webcast with open captioning at >> http://fcc.gov/live >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >
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