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

Thank you Richard... you showed me and hundreds of others what a
difference, one committed individual can make to the accessibility world.

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 4:16 AM Rich Schwerdtfeger <richschwer@gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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