1. Open and Accessible
Open Developer Day with the FCC
November 8, 2010
Ted Drake
Yahoo! Accessibility Lab
tdrake@yahoo-inc.com
Friday, November 12, 2010

2. Outline
• Accessibility
• Data
• Programming
• Action
• Information
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3. Accessibility
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4. Universal Design
• Design for everyone
• Display content
• Don’t require JavaScript or Flash
• Use semantic markup
• Allow user customization
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5. Open Government Data
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6. “Openness will strengthen our democracy
and promote efficiency and effectiveness
in Government.
-Barack Obama
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7. Data Resources
• Data.Gov
• Recovery.Gov
• FCC.Gov/Data
• SunlightFoundation.Com
• Data.Gov.UK
• Data.UN.Org
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8. FCC Data APIs
• Reboot.fcc.gov
• License Information
• Company Information
• Test Results
• Mapping Data
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9. Yahoo!
Developer Network
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10. YQL
SELECT * FROM internet
• SQL like interface for accessing any data on
the internet
• Yahoo! handles caching and multiple
requests
• Easily extended with Open Tables
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11. SELECT *
FROM fcc.data.common.name
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12. SELECT *
FROM fcc.data.licenses.status
WHERE
commonName=”Verizon
Wireless”
AND limit=”3”
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13. SELECT *
FROM
fcc.consumer.broadband.test
WHERE (latitude, longitude)
IN (
SELECT latitude,longitude
FROM geo.placefinder(1)
WHERE text="Los Angeles"
)
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14. SELECT latitude, longitude,
name
FROM csv
WHERE url="http://foo.com/
Darfur.csv"
AND
columns="name,latitude,lat_dd,lo
ngitude,long_dd,status,structures
,year_attacked"
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15. Yahoo! User Interface
Library
CSS - JavaScript
Built forYahoo! scale and
performance
Friday, November 12, 2010

16. YUI CSS
Reset | Base | Fonts | Grids
• Cross-Browser
• Removes 75% of CSS work
• Small footprint
• Single URL for performance
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17. YUI JavaScript
• YUI2 - Powers most ofYahoo!
• YUI3 - Better performance, modular,
simpler. Still under development
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18. YUI Design Patterns
• How and Why for user interactions
• Wireframe designs for fast prototyping
• Based on extensive user testing
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19. More Data
• ProgrammableWeb.com
• Yahoo Firehose: Social activity onYQL
select * from social.updates.search where
query="San Francisco Giants"
• Code.Google.Com
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20. Mashup Ideas
• Create a widget for televisions to track
potential broadband performance
• Compare broadband distribution with
population statistics (wealth, education)
• Match licenses with campaign donations
• http://reboot.fcc.gov/license-view/
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21. Resources
• email me: tdrake@yahoo-inc.com
• Developer.Yahoo.Com
• Reboot.FCC.Gov
• Data.Gov
• Code.Google.Com
Friday, November 12, 2010