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From: Léonie Watson
Date: Aug 23, 2025 1:40PM

Thank you Jared, to you and everyone at WebAIM.



On 22/08/2025 22:11, Jared Smith via WebAIM-Forum wrote:
> It is with sadness that I share that effective next Wednesday, August 27th, this email list will be shut down.
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> Unfortunately with modern spam filters and complex and inane requirements for sending bulk emails (especially on behalf of others) it has simply become untenable for us to maintain the list. Many of the major email providers are currently blocking all list messages from being delivered and no suitable resolution has been achieved with them. Our hardware – which has sent 10s of millions of emails – is nearing its end of life. We have also seen a drop in participation and content quality in recent years. We’re very sad to see it go, but it is time.
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> The WebAIM list was started almost 26 years ago with a small group of WebAIM staff members conversing back and forth. Since then there have been nearly 50,000 distinct messages distributed to thousands of subscribers. Once described as “the water cooler of web accessibility”, the list has provided invaluable information sharing and collaboration. The list archives (https://webaim.org/discussion/archives) will be maintained to provide ongoing access to this body of knowledge. WebAIM also hosts a blog (https://webaim.org/blog/), monthly newsletter (https://webaim.org/newsletter/), and will host another WebAIM online conference (https://conference.webaim.org/) next month – all to support the incredible WebAIM community.
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> We’re grateful to all of you for your participation over the years!
>
> Jared Smith
> Director, WebAIM
>
>

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Léonie Watson (she/her)
Director
https://tetralogical.com

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