What's this about?

Skylight is conducting a fun, interactive, online workshop with as many people as possible to brainstorm and vote on what types of data, content, and other resources would be most useful and valuable to Veterans and their supporters if made more available and accessible on the web, mobile devices, and other platforms.

Why are we doing this?

Skylight's supporting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) new Lighthouse initiative. The purpose of this program is to make more effective use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). APIs make it easier for computer systems to talk to each other, such as sharing data. And are an important piece to improving how services are delivered to Veterans, both by the VA and other support organizations, in today's digital age.

We need your help recommending to the VA what types data, content, etc. it should focus on making more available and accessible via APIs. Teamwork makes the dreamwork!

Who should join the workshop?

Anyone with insightful ideas on what we should recommend to the VA! Veterans, caregivers, non-profit Veteran support organizations, and others are all welcome.

No technical knowledge is required. No preparation is required. And no one will be judged. It'll be a safe, collegial environment for everyone.

How do you participate?

It's simple. Here's what you need to do:

1. Register for one of the days that you're free to join.
2. Call into our toll-free conference line before the start: 866-522-9136.
3. Then open-up our Mural virtual whiteboard in your desktop or laptop browser. You'll join as an anonymous guest (no sign-up required). If you haven't used Mural before, don't worry: it's very intuitive to use. Plus, we'll give you a quick tutorial at the beginning of the workshop. You can also view this short, video tuturial beforehand.
4. Have fun while making a difference!

If you have any web accessibility needs, please let us know by emailing us at hello@skylight.digital and we'll make every accomodation possible so you can participate.

How can you learn more about this?

Just reach out to us at hello@skylight.digital.