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A Friend Passes

Last night John Slatin passed away, after a long bout with Leukemia. John was a tireless advocate for accessibility, and a terrific person. His approach to accessibility was fair and well-reasoned, and he was always interested in learning about different perspectives on a topic. I'll miss sitting down at CSUN with John for dinner or drinks to debate accessibility topics. John will be missed but the impact of his work on WCAG 2.0 and accessibility in general will endure.

Posted by Andrew Kirkpatrick on March 25, 2008 11:45 AM |

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John was also interested in the Japanese language issues and worked very hard to incorporate them into WCAG 2.0. It's been a pleasure to work with John. Here is a song for John:
http://www.eramp.com/s_john_slatin.htm

Posted by: Makoto Ueki | March 27, 2008 12:13 AM

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