Re: Curious about the arrm group

Hi Emmy,

Thanks so much for your message, and for your patience while I got back to
you.

It’s really exciting to hear about the work you’ve been doing on this over
the past two years. Our field absolutely needs more people like you who are
willing to invest time and energy into solving this challenge for web teams
everywhere.

Over the years, several similar projects have emerged. A quick search will
surface at least half a dozen initiatives launched in the past 5 to 7 years
that aim to do what you’re doing now. It’s encouraging to see your work
join the larger ecosystem. We need more minds pushing this forward.

Our own journey began with two separate initiatives: one I started back in
2009–2010, and another developed a few years later by Bill Tyler as part of
his work. Like yours, Bill’s version was created independently, unaware of
my earlier work. I first presented mine at CSUN in 2010, and it was later
added to the W3C WAI Engage wiki in 2012:
https://www.w3.org/community/wai-engage/wiki/Accessibility_Responsibility_Breakdown

It quickly gained traction internationally and was even adopted by the
Government of Canada as part of their Web Experience Toolkit around 2012.
Bill’s version, while not publicly available online, was shared widely at
U.S. conferences before he and I met at CSUN in 2017. That’s when we
decided to combine our efforts and build something stronger together.

Since then, the project has grown under the W3C’s Education and Outreach
Working Group, with contributions from over a dozen collaborators, whom you
will find acknowledged here:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/arrm/acknowledgements/.

You can also find the origins of that work here:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/ARRM_Project_-_Accessibility_Roles_and_Responsibilities_Mapping.
Inspired by what we were doing, others have also adapted the concept in
their own ways over time, which speaks to the value and relevance of the
idea.

Fast-forward to 2025, and we’ve now finally released a mature version of
the framework, which was just announced on the W3C site:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/arrm/. It took us 8 years to get to this
point and we couldn't be more proud of the journey. Following recent
changes at W3C, the project has now transitioned to a Community Group. As
co-chairs, we welcome volunteers to join us in this collective effort. We’d
love to have you join us as well, as we continue shaping this framework
collaboratively: https://www.w3.org/community/arrm/.

I really appreciate the work you’ve done and would love for you to share a
URL with all of us so we can appreciate it for what it is. Whether you
continue refining your version or decide to join forces with us, I hope our
work can support and inspire yours.

And if you’re open to collaborating, well, we’re always looking for new
contributors to help shape the future of ARRM! Consider yourself formally
invited.

Looking forward to staying connected, and hopefully working together!

Warm regards,



*/Denis*


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Inklusiv Communication



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On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM Emmy Huot <emmyhuot@gmail.com> wrote:

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