RE: Ben Schroeter

We will miss Ben on our calls and at conferences.

 

He was a wonderful advocate for accessibility!

 

Best

George

 

 

 

From: Charles LaPierre <charlesl@benetech.org> 
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 5:56 PM
To: Johnson, Rick <Rick.Johnson@vitalsource.com>; public-epub-wg@w3.org;
Michael Johnson <michaelj@benetech.org>; Ashley Wells Ajinkya
<ashleywa@benetech.org>; Pam Berkman <pamb@benetech.org>; George Kerscher
<georgek@benetech.org>
Subject: Re: Ben Schroeter

 

Rest In Peace Ben, my condolences to his family and all at Pearson. Ben
brought Pearson to Benetech's Global Certified Accessible program when we
were just piloting it back in 2017 and did the Publisher Faceoff at CSUN.

 

Ben was a strong advocate of accessibility and was a huge contributor to the
EPUB standards. 

 

I will miss you, my friend. 

 

Thanks

Charles

EOM

Charles LaPierre

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

Benetech

 

 

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From: Johnson, Rick <Rick.Johnson@vitalsource.com
<mailto:Rick.Johnson@vitalsource.com> >
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 4:46:16 PM
To: public-epub-wg@w3.org <mailto:public-epub-wg@w3.org>
<public-epub-wg@w3.org <mailto:public-epub-wg@w3.org> >
Subject: Ben Schroeter 

 

For those of you who knew Ben Schroeter from his time with CourseSmart, with
VitalSource, and Pearson, he passed today. The announcement is in the link
below, where you can also follow to get news of his service, or to use the
links to financially support his grieving family. His gentle spirit and
quick wit and genuine friendship will be missed.
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/benschroeter/journal/view/id/631d0bd4015f
df4f3eae2ad8

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