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From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Date: Aug 23, 2025 11:52PM

This has been my first mailing I got subscribed to in 2005 when Ibstarted my accessibility journey.

Thank you Kared and entire WebAIM team.

Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Director of Accessibility
Freshworks

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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list

Dear WebAim,

I want to thank you for giving us this valuable forum for over 2
decades. It has been one of the most important tools in the field and
also contributed immensely to the web accessibility community. You will
be missed.

Best,
Catherine


On 2025-08-22 17:11, 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> We’re grateful to all of you for your participation over the years!
>
> Jared Smith
> Director, WebAIM