[Athen] Jim Thatcher has died

[Shelley Haven]

> ...he was the first person I followed as an authority in accessibility.


Same here.  Sorry that he has passed, yet very thankful for the legacy he left and the path he blazed.

- Shelley

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Assistive Technology Consultant
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> On Dec 12, 2019, at 1:42 PM, Jennifer Knott <knott_jennifer at columbusstate.edu> wrote:

> 

> Thanks for sharing this, he was the first person I followed as an authority in accessibility.

> 

> Best,

> jk

> ____________________________

> Jennifer Knott, Ed.D.

> Director, Center of Online Learning

> Columbus State University

> (706) 507-8695

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> 

> 

> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 3:40 PM Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org <mailto:hkramer at ahead.org>> wrote:

> I'm not sure this has been discussed on the ATHEN or WebAIM lists but I saw this post by Richard Ladner about the passing of Jim Thatcher and thought I would share it since it was such as nice tribute. Jim came to AHG a few times and I saw him regularly up to a few years ago at CSUN and other conferences. Definitely a great guy and a pioneer in the field of accessibility. 

> 

> -Howard

> 

> ---------- Forwarded message ---------

> From: Richard Ladner <ladner at cs.washington.edu <mailto:ladner at cs.washington.edu>>

> Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:56 AM

> Subject: Jim Thatcher has died

> To: <access-announcements at acm.org <mailto:access-announcements at acm.org>>

> 

> 

> Jim Thatcher passed away on December 7, 2019 at the age of 83.

> 

> He  was the first recipient of the SIGACCESS Outstanding Contribution Award <https://www.sigaccess.org/2008/04/jim-thatcher-outstanding-contribution-recipient-2008/> in 2008.

> 

> While working for IBM he developed the first screen readers for personal computers.  

> 

> His website  <https://jimthatcher.com/>is being maintained by Knowbility.

> 

> He was a very good man.

> 

> Richard E. Ladner

> Professor Emeritus

> Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering

> University of Washington

> 

> 

> -- 

> Regards,

> Howard

> 

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