Re: Richard Schwerdtfeger steps down as co-Chair of the ARIA Working Group

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

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> 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
>> 
> 

Received on Wednesday, 8 November 2017 09:17:02 UTC