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From: Mary Luczki
Date: Aug 23, 2025 9:47PM
Subject: WebAIM-Forum Digest, Vol 245, Issue 18
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Wow.. that is sad news!! I have archived all the newsletters I've received
and use them as a reference when I come across something to resolve.
Thank you so much for your hard work, and know that it was much
appreciated, even by those of us that didn't participate a lot. I didn't
participate a lot per se, but I read them and learned a lot from them.
Mary Luczki
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> 1. Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Jared Smith)
> 2. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> (Ilana Gordon)
> 3. Re: [EXTERNAL] - Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion
> list (Hayman, Douglass)
> 4. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Steve Green)
> 5. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> (Ryan E. Benson)
> 6. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
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> 7. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Joshua Hori)
> 8. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Philip Kiff)
> 9. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
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> 10. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> (Jeevan Reddy)
> 11. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> (Brandon Keith Biggs)
> 12. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> (Nicholas Bromley)
> 13. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (BrianD)
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> From: Jared Smith < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:11:21 +0000
> Subject: [WebAIM] Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> 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.
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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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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ilana Gordon < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:13:11 -0400
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> Hi Jared,
>
> That is really a shame. There have been so many times where reaching out to
> the list has been so helpful.
>
> Thanks for 26 years of making it work.
>
> Regards,
> Ilana
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM Jared Smith via WebAIM-Forum <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS 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
> >
> >
> >
>
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> To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:16:25 +0000
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] - Decommissioning the WebAIM email
> discussion list
> Nooooo! Could it move to a mailman list? When I was at UW we had at
> least 90 lists we ran and I think that Athen is still hosted there. I'm no
> longer there and instead across Puget Sound but perhaps one of the people
> still in Accessible Technology services would host?
>
> Doug Hayman
> IT Accessibility Coordinator
> Information Technology
> Olympic College
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From: Espinosa-Aguilar, Amanda (ESD)
Date: Aug 25, 2025 9:09AM
Subject: Re: WebAIM-Forum Digest, Vol 245, Issue 19
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I'm so sad to read this and completely understand. You all have been an invaluable community especially for those of us who aren't actual accessibility specialists but who are often tasked with making documents accessible. Thank you all for making this space available to us for so long.
Most sincerely yours,
Amanda