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The John Slatin Access U: May 6th and 7th, 2008

By patrick | Published: April 11, 2008

Registration is now open for the 2008 accessible technology conference, held May 6 and 7 at St. Edwards University in Austin, TX.
I’m proud to take part in this annual training conference, produced by Knowbility. The conference is for anyone involved in IT, particularly the Web, and who wants to help make the Web a better [...]

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And he's gone

By patrick | Published: March 25, 2008

John died last night
John passed away at 10pm tonight in the presence of Anna, Peter, Mason and Melissa. His breathing became softer and breaths further apart as Peter told him it was ok to let go, and we had just started playing Lakshmi’s gentle meditation CD. Ledia, Wolf, and Myles joined us in the hospital [...]

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If you pray, send one John's way

By patrick | Published: March 24, 2008

Dr. John Slatin, founding Director of the Accessibility Institute at the University of Texas, mentor, inspiration and quite simply a force in the push for accessible technology, is saying goodbye after a long fight with leukemia.
Anything I say will pail in comparison to the words and images he wrote down during his treatment in Houston. [...]

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