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From: Laura Roberts
Date: Aug 27, 2025 2:46PM

I'm saddened to hear this. This listserv has saved me so many times! Has
adding a forum to the WebAim website been considered?

Thanks for all you have done and continue to do for us.

Best regards,
Laura Roberts

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025, 5:11 PM Jared Smith via WebAIM-Forum <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > 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
>
>
>