- From: Katie Haritos-Shea <kshea@apollo.fedworld.gov>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:09:22 -0400
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- Cc: "Judy Brewer" <jbrewer@w3.org>, "Wendy A. Chisholm" <wendy@w3.org>, <janet@w3.org>
-----Original Message----- From: jknuth [mailto:jknuth@astro.temple.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:01 AM To: kshea@fedworld.gov Subject: Len Kasday Hello Katie, Below is an email message written by Amy Goldman, Project Director of Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology and Associate Director of the Institute on Disabilities. Please disseminate this to everyone who would be interested in receiving it. Jan Knuth _______________ Dear Friends and Colleagues: By now you may have heard of the sudden and untimely passing of our dear colleague Len Kasday on Tuesday, May 15. Len had had (planned) heart surgery at the end of April but apparently was recovering well, so we were--and are--stunned. Len had contributed much to improving web access for persons with disabilities, and his work was not done...among other things, his "WAVE" had improved our awareness of the impact a bit of up-front "human judgement" could have on making web sites as accessible as possible... There will be a memorial service on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, PA. (For directions go to www.upenn.edu/morris/drctns.htm). People will be assembling beginning at 12:30, and the memorial will be from 1-4 pm. If you plan on attending, please contact Alison Carey at the Institute on Disabilities, Temple University, 215-204-1978, acarey01@temple.edu and let her know if you wish to say a few words. I am collecting e-mails (send/forward to me at piat@temple.edu), which are arriving from literally around the world, to share with his wife, Dr. Linda Knight. (If you wish Linda's address, please call me at 215-204-3862). Linda has suggested that,in lieu of flowers, people may wish to make a donation to the charity of their choice, in Len's memory. We are also exploring establishing a scholarship but details are not known at this time. Please feel free to contact me if you need additional information. Amy Goldman, Associate Director Institute on Disabilities Temple University 215-204-3862 piat@astro.temple.edu Janice L. Knuth, MSW, LSW Training Coordinator Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology Institute on Disabilities Temple University 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 423 RA Philadelphia, PA 19122 215 204-5397 jknuth@unix.temple.edu
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