Re: Sad news -- William Loughborough, Web accessibility advocate

This is hard to take in.  William seemed immortal to me.  Dang!  I 
will really miss his perspective and wit.

Rest in peace doesn't seem quite appropriate for William, does 
it?  He was too much of a warrior in service to equality and 
fairness.  Rest in love and confidence that we will do our best to 
carry on your work and that we will always remember your 
contributions and unflagging dedication to social justice - including 
access for all.  And we will tersify.

Love,
Sharron


At 06:57 AM 4/9/2010, Shawn Henry wrote:
>Dear EOWG participants,
>
>Let's fondly remember William's contributions to accessibility and 
>to EOWG. Here's to carrying on the work.
>
>Some bits by and about William:
>* WebGeezer http://www.boobam.org/webgeezermild.htm
>* Photo from our "photo shoot" at the EOWG meeting in 2008 
>http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/photos
>* Photo with TimBL http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsnedders/2964101064/
>* Geezer's Sermons http://william-loughborough.blogspot.com/
>* home page http://w3.gorge.net/love26/
>
>And a web search will lead to you more.
>
>~Shawn
>
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Sad news -- William Loughborough, Web accessibility advocate
>Resent-Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:58:59 +0000
>Resent-From: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
>Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:58:21 -0400
>From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
>To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
>
>Dear All,
>
>The Web Accessibility Initiative mourns the passing of William 
>Loughborough, a tireless advocate for accessibility since before the 
>beginning of WAI. Over the years William contributed energetically 
>and enthusiastically across all areas of WAI's work, from raising 
>awareness to helping ensure a technical foundation that supports 
>accessibility, never hesitating to ask questions and exhort those 
>around him to make the Web truly accessible for people with 
>disabilities. William constantly challenged stereotypes of older Web 
>users as less technically literate and adventurous, and reminded us 
>that age need not keep one away from the joys of technology.
>
>William, thanks for all your contributions. We'll miss you!
>
>Sadly,
>
>- Judy
>
>
>--
>Judy Brewer    +1.617.258.9741    http://www.w3.org/WAI
>Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
>MIT/CSAIL Building 32-G526
>32 Vassar Street
>Cambridge, MA,  02139,  USA
>
>

Received on Friday, 9 April 2010 14:02:11 UTC