<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues, </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="color:black">Dan Comden</span></b><span style="color:black"> is <span>retiring</span> after 35 years of service at the University, and we invite you to join us in wishing him well. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="color:black">When:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Friday, December 1, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (featuring a slideshow by Dan at 4:00)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="color:black">Where:
</span></b><a href="https://itconnect.uw.edu/guides-by-topic/accessibility-usability/accessible/atc/atc-directions-and-hours/" target="_blank">Access Technology Center</a><span style="color:black">, Mary Gates Hall Room 064</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="color:black">What:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Light snacks and beverages will be served</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:1pt"><i><span style="color:black">No RSVP is required, and please forward as needed!</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black">Please come to an informal gathering to celebrate Dan’s <span>retirement</span>, thank him for his incredible work, and wish him well in his next chapter. He will be greatly missed! </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black">Dan began his
career at the UW in 1989 as database admin and tech support for the UW
employment office. In 1992, he moved to central IT, providing computer
and assistive technology support for high school
students with disabilities nationwide as part of the DO-IT program and
managing the Adaptive Technology Lab. He was present in Santa Clara, CA
on April 6, 1997 with Tim Berners-Lee and other web dignitaries for the
very first meeting of the W3C's Web Accessibility
Initiative. Since then, he has been a constant advocate for web
accessibility and an invaluable contributor in a wide variety of ways to
the work of UW-IT Accessible Technology Services. He has managed the
Access Technology Center, provided assistive technology
and IT accessibility consultation and support throughout the
university, and provided Braille and tactile graphic conversion
services. He has been a national leader in the field, working long hours
as a volunteer in support of the annual Accessing Higher Ground
conference in Colorado. He has been a dependable, friendly resource for
students and employees with disabilities when they needed technical
assistance, and for UW employees who needed support ensuring the work
they were producing was accessible. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">Hope to see you all there! </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">Terrill</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>--- <br>Terrill Thompson (he/him)<br>Manager, IT Accessibility Team <br>UW-IT Accessible Technology Services<br>University of Washington<br><a href="mailto:tft@uw.edu" target="_blank">tft@uw.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div>