Re: Ashley Abaragu appointed Chair of the WAI Interest Group; Charter extended until 2024-12-31

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm so excited to be the chair for
this discussion list, learn more about different perspectives in the
accessibility community and get to know more people too. I've seen so many
thought-provoking discussions already... Thank you again!

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 11:02 PM xueyuan <xueyuan@w3.org> wrote:

> Dear participants of the WAI Interest Group,
>
> W3C is pleased to appoint Ashley Abaragu (Knowbility) as new Chair of
> the Web Accessibility Initiative Interest Group (WAI IG) [1].
>
> Ashley replaces Katie Haritos-Shea (Knowbility) as the group Chair. This
> Chair announcement follows section 3.4.1 [2] of the W3C Process Document.
>
> The Web Accessibility Initiative Interest Group (WAI IG) charter [3] is
> hereby extended until 31 December 2024.
>
> WAI IG is primarily an e-mail discussion list. It is a well-established
> Interest Group with over a thousand participants. It focuses on
> understanding and implementing web accessibility guidelines and
> specifications, and increasing awareness of accessibility. WAI IG
> discussion of general and technical issues related to web accessibility
> contributes to a comprehensive accessibility approach at W3C.
>
> W3C Team plans to propose a new charter during the extension period with
> no substantive changes from the current charter.
>
> More information about the WAI Interest Group can be found on its
> summary page [1], including information about group Chair and Team
> Contact. Instructions for joining the WAI IG mailing lists are at:
>      https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/groups/waiig/#mailinglist
>
> If you have any questions or need further information, please contact
> Shawn Lawton Henry at <shawn@w3.org>.
>
> This charter extension follows section 4.5 of the W3C Process Document:
>     https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#charter-extension
>
> Thank you,
>
> For Philippe Le Hegaret, W3C Strategy and Project Lead,
> Shawn Lawton Henry, WAI Interest Group Team Contact;
> Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications
>
> [1] https://www.w3.org/groups/ig/wai
> [2] https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#ReqsAllGroups
> [3] https://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/20200804
>
>
>

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Best Regards,
Ashley

*Ashley Abaragu* (she/they) / AccessWorks Program Manager
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