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From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Sun, Dec 27 2015 2:06PM
Subject: Robert Pearson
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I wanted to let folks know that the digital accessibility community,
especially in Canada, is emptier with the passing of Robert Pearson.
Robert was most recently Accessibility Officer at AMI (Accessible
Media Inc). In addition to his tireless leadership when it came to
making media accessible (including work building up Canada's 24-hour
audio described TV channel), Robert threw his immediate support behind
numerous accessibility camps and related events because of a shared
belief in community building within our field.
Here is a presentation Robert gave at an A11yMTL event in Montreal
called Impossible Is Nothing, which is as much his remarkable story,
as it is a reminder to us all why we work in this space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBA8Aktm5Y
Jennison
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Organizer, Accessibility Camp Bay Area www.accessibilitycampbay.org
Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Mon, Dec 28 2015 9:16AM
Subject: Re: Robert Pearson
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As an FYI, a Memorial Fund has been set-up to support Robert's family
(his wife and two young children) www.gofundme.com/RobertPearson
Jennison
On 12/27/15, Jennison Mark Asuncion < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> I wanted to let folks know that the digital accessibility community,
> especially in Canada, is emptier with the passing of Robert Pearson.
> Robert was most recently Accessibility Officer at AMI (Accessible
> Media Inc). In addition to his tireless leadership when it came to
> making media accessible (including work building up Canada's 24-hour
> audio described TV channel), Robert threw his immediate support behind
> numerous accessibility camps and related events because of a shared
> belief in community building within our field.
>
> Here is a presentation Robert gave at an A11yMTL event in Montreal
> called Impossible Is Nothing, which is as much his remarkable story,
> as it is a reminder to us all why we work in this space
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBA8Aktm5Y
>
> Jennison
>
> --
> Jennison Mark Asuncion
> LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison
> Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/jennison
> Organizer, Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design
> www.meetup.com/a11ybay
> Organizer, Accessibility Camp Bay Area www.accessibilitycampbay.org
> Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
> www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
>
From: L Snider
Date: Mon, Dec 28 2015 9:42AM
Subject: Re: Robert Pearson
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Sad news, thanks for sharing it.
Cheers
Lisa
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Jennison Mark Asuncion <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> As an FYI, a Memorial Fund has been set-up to support Robert's family
> (his wife and two young children) www.gofundme.com/RobertPearson
>
> Jennison
>
> On 12/27/15, Jennison Mark Asuncion < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> > I wanted to let folks know that the digital accessibility community,
> > especially in Canada, is emptier with the passing of Robert Pearson.
> > Robert was most recently Accessibility Officer at AMI (Accessible
> > Media Inc). In addition to his tireless leadership when it came to
> > making media accessible (including work building up Canada's 24-hour
> > audio described TV channel), Robert threw his immediate support behind
> > numerous accessibility camps and related events because of a shared
> > belief in community building within our field.
> >
> > Here is a presentation Robert gave at an A11yMTL event in Montreal
> > called Impossible Is Nothing, which is as much his remarkable story,
> > as it is a reminder to us all why we work in this space
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBA8Aktm5Y
> >
> > Jennison
> >
> > --
> > Jennison Mark Asuncion
> > LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison
> > Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/jennison
> > Organizer, Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design
> > www.meetup.com/a11ybay
> > Organizer, Accessibility Camp Bay Area www.accessibilitycampbay.org
> > Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
> > www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
> >
> > > > >
From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Wed, Dec 30 2015 8:26AM
Subject: Re: Robert Pearson
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Sharing Robert's obituary
http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20151230.93369444/BDAStory/BDA/deaths
Jennison
From: Carin Headrick
Date: Wed, Dec 30 2015 9:03AM
Subject: Re: [Bulk] Robert Pearson
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Thanks for posting that. I'm still somewhat in disbelief.
Carin
On 12/30/2015 10:26 AM, Jennison Mark Asuncion wrote:
> Sharing Robert's obituary
> http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20151230.93369444/BDAStory/BDA/deaths
>
> Jennison
> > > >