- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-hwg@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:38:56 -0800
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
At 04:55 PM 11/14/1999 , Charles McCathieNevile wrote: >congratulations to you and the board. On the one hand this seems like a >logical step by the HWG given its involvement in W3C working groups (WAI and >non-WAI groups), but making a public announcement of it is bound to help the >wider community understanding of accessiblity as a basic technical issue. Charles, that's my thinking exactly. The Guild has a membership of more than 107,000 web designers world-wide (and if you're not a member, join now! -- trial membership is free), and as such we are one of the largest organizations that is _actively addressing_ web accessibility. In short, we want to make it known without a shadow of a doubt that we consider this to be important, by putting our money where our mouths are (and this may cost us some partnerships!) and making a strong statement about the importance. We've always (as an organization and on the Board) supported accessibility; this just makes it "official" and public, and hopefully can serve as a model for _other_ organizations and businesses to get them looking at their own accessibility policies. I believe in throwing the Guild's weight around for a good cause. :) -- Kynn Bartlett mailto:kynn@hwg.org President, HTML Writers Guild http://www.hwg.org/ AWARE Center Director http://aware.hwg.org/
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