- From: Rich Schwerdtfeger <richschwer@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 05:16:30 -0400
- To: James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>
- Cc: public-aria@w3.org, w3c-ac-members@w3.org, chairs@w3.org
Thank you! It was a pleasure to be part of a group that made such a profound difference in people’s lives. All the Best, Rich Schwerdtfeger Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2017, at 6:08 PM, James Craig <jcraig@apple.com> wrote: > > Rich, > > Thank you for your years of service to further accessibility both in IBM and in the broader Web Platform. > > In particular, your vision and recognition of the need for web technologies like ARIA was especially insightful. Your determination to get initiate ARIA and drive it through to standardization ensures a solid foundation for those who continue work toward a more accessible web. > > Thank you sincerely, > James Craig > > >> From: Xueyuan <xueyuan@w3.org> >> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:09:10 +0800 >> To: w3c-ac-members@w3.org >> Cc: chairs@w3.org >> Message-ID: <6d9f0174-3648-2ce9-ead8-30206bff0186@w3.org> >> >> Dear Advisory Committee Representative, >> Chairs, >> >> This is to inform you that Richard Schwerdtfeger has stepped down from >> his role as Co-Chair of the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) >> Working Group [1], following his retirement from IBM last December, then >> serving in this role for most of 2017 via his role on the Knowbility Board. >> >> Rich is well known in the W3C community and is a long-time participant >> in our accessibility efforts. >> >> The W3C Director and Team would like to express our most sincere thanks >> to Rich for his contributions and his role in bringing Web accessibility >> forward over the years. >> >> We are fortunate to keep Joanmarie Diggs (Igalia) who continues as sole >> Chair of the ARIA Working Group, while we're looking for additional >> chair resources. >> >> Please join us in thanking Rich for his contributions to W3C. >> >> This announcement follows section 5.1 of the W3C Process Document [2]. >> >> For Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director, >> Judy Brewer, WAI Director, >> Philippe Le Hegaret, Project Management Lead, and >> Michael Cooper, ARIA Working Group Team Contact; >> Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications >> >> [1] >> https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/ >> >> [2] >> https://www.w3.org/2017/Process-20170301/#ReqsAllGroups >> >
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