RE: Sad news about Carolyn

+1 to the statement, listing her as an editor, and any other measures to honor her memory.

 

Janina, thank you my friend for putting down in words how we feel.

 

Take care,

Sina

 

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From: Gunderson, Jon R <jongund@illinois.edu> 
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 9:56 AM
To: Schnabel, Stefan <stefan.schnabel@sap.com>; Charles LaPierre <charlesl@benetech.org>; Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
Cc: James Nurthen <nurthen@adobe.com>; Ku, Ja Eun <jku@uic.edu>; Sina Bahram <sina@sinabahram.com>; James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>; ARIA Working Group <public-aria@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Sad news about Carolyn

 

+1  She was truly dedicated to all aspects of the ARIA work from testing APG examples with ATs to the accessibility APIs mapping specifications.  

She was a joy and an in inspiration to work with, she will be truly missed.

 

Jon

 

 

From: Schnabel, Stefan <stefan.schnabel@sap.com>
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 8:51 AM
To: Charles LaPierre <charlesl@benetech.org>, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
Cc: James Nurthen <nurthen@adobe.com>, Ku, Ja Eun <jku@uic.edu>, Sina Bahram <sina@sinabahram.com>, James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>, ARIA Working Group <public-aria@w3.org>
Subject: RE: Sad news about Carolyn

+1 .. What a loss. It should be really valued by such an official statement.

 

* Stefan

 

From: Charles LaPierre <charlesl@benetech.org> 
Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2022 14:08
To: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
Cc: James Nurthen <nurthen@adobe.com>; Ku, JaEun Jemma <jku@uic.edu>; Sina Bahram <sina@sinabahram.com>; James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>; ARIA Working Group <public-aria@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Sad news about Carolyn

 





This version of the ARIA specification is dedicated to the memory of 
Carolyn MacLeod whose contributions our Working Group sees throughout
the document. She graced our work with equanimity and sagacity, and heruntimely passing will long be missed by our community.

 

Huge +1

 

Thanks
EOM

 

Charles LaPierre
Principal, Accessibility Standards, and Technical Lead, Global Certified Accessible

Benetech
Twitter: @CLaPierreA11Y

 

 





On Feb 24, 2022, at 2:50 AM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net <mailto:janina@rednote.net> > wrote:

 

I didn't know her well, probably because I've been scarse on ARIA calls
in recent times. However, I do remember a gentle soul whenever she had
something to say, as well as an an astute
observer in what she did say. 

I like the notion of listing her as an Editor, and especially the notion
of dedicating this ARIA version to her memory.

If I may be so bold, here's an initial draft to edit -- or cast aside
for some other -- just an option ...

This version of the ARIA specification is dedicated to the memory of 
Carolyn MacLeod whose contributions our Working Group sees throughout
the document. She graced our work with equanimity and sagacity, and her
untimely passing will long be missed by our community.

Best,

Janina


James Nurthen writes:



I’ve been thinking much the same. A dedication in the ARIA 1.2 specification would be very appropriate.

As we are not yet in PR I don’t see why we couldn’t insert this into the PR and the Recommendation for ARIA 1.2.

I also think we should add Carolyn as an editor for 1.2. She has done the work of an editor for years so this is only appropriate.

Let’s discuss more when I get back from vacation.

—James.
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From: Ku, JaEun Jemma <jku@uic.edu <mailto:jku@uic.edu> >
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 8:17:26 PM
To: Sina Bahram <sina@sinabahram.com <mailto:sina@sinabahram.com> >; 'James Craig' <jcraig@apple.com <mailto:jcraig@apple.com> >; James Nurthen <nurthen@adobe.com <mailto:nurthen@adobe.com> >
Cc: 'ARIA Working Group' <public-aria@w3.org <mailto:public-aria@w3.org> >
Subject: Re: Sad news about Carolyn


I support Sina’s suggestion.



ARIA Authoring Practice Guide(APG) working group briefly discussed this topic<https://www.w3.org/2022/02/22-aria-apg-minutes.html#t01> to honor her dedication to ARIA APG. As you may be aware of, Carolyn contributed greatly to APG 1.2 as the accessibility reviewer and tester of APG examples.



It would be great if we can propose ways to remember her as our beloved colleague and friend.



Best,



JaEun Jemma Ku, PhD

Assistant Director of Digital Accessibility

Co-editor of W3C ARIA APG<https://w3c.github.io/aria-practices/>



Office for Access and Equity

University of Illinois Chicago

Email: jku@uic.edu <mailto:jku@uic.edu> <mailto:jku@uic.edu>



Pronouns: she/her/hers



From: Sina Bahram <sina@sinabahram.com <mailto:sina@sinabahram.com> >
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 3:53 PM
To: 'James Craig' <jcraig@apple.com <mailto:jcraig@apple.com> >, 'James Nurthen' <nurthen@adobe.com <mailto:nurthen@adobe.com> >
Cc: 'ARIA Working Group' <public-aria@w3.org <mailto:public-aria@w3.org> >
Subject: RE: Sad news about Carolyn

Echoing the sadness and sense of loss.



I’m feeling gratitude for having to gotten to work with her via this group but also communicate offline with her this past year.



Question, if I may, is there anything we can do via the WG to honor her incredible commitments? Is there a dedication section in the standard (can/should there be?), a W3C scholarship dedicated to accessibility/disability, anything else?



Unsung hero doesn’t come close, but it’s all I got right now.



Hugs,

Sina



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From: James Craig <jcraig@apple.com <mailto:jcraig@apple.com> >
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 7:53 PM
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Subject: Re: Sad news about Carolyn



I’m really sorry to read this.



What a loss for the ARIA community! Carolyn will be greatly missed, but I hope her friends and family take comfort the fact that her efforts toward universal access will benefit generations to come.






On Feb 21, 2022, at 11:12 AM, James Nurthen <nurthen@adobe.com <mailto:nurthen@adobe.com> > wrote:



It is with the greatest sadness that I need to let you know that Carolyn MacLeod passed away last Thursday of metastatic breast cancer.  I think I speak for the whole group in saying that this is a huge loss for the accessibility community as Carolyn did so much and always with so much positivity. I know I'm going to miss her so much.



A Celebration of Life will be held Wed Feb23 11-2 ET. Out of town attendees are welcomed to join virtually. Details are here: https://colefuneralservices.com/tribute/details/7945/Carolyn-MacLeod/obituary.html<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolefuneralservices.com%2Ftribute%2Fdetails%2F7945%2FCarolyn-MacLeod%2Fobituary.html&data=04%7C01%7Cjku%40uic.edu%7Cccacb39986874018ac8c08d9f716a8be%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C637812500143598306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7YWXcgqoceU4YPVMkop1C8fy5LJCb2fq3nJXBYGx1TU%3D&reserved=0>






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