[Accessibility_sig] Jim Thatcher honored for lifetime ofaccessibility work

[Kathy Keller]

Bravo! Bravo!

KK

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Congratulations to Jim Thatcher!

I know that everyone from Austin will want to turn out on October 
24th to recognize Jim's award from the Austin Mayor's Committee for 
People with Disabilities.

The formal invitation is attached and the Mayor's Committee usually 
puts on a real nice party.

Please help spread the word and come celebrate this terrific honor 
for Jim's work!

>From: "Lucey, Ron" <Ron.Lucey at dars.state.tx.us>
>
>Jim:
>It is an honor to inform you that you were nominated and selected by 
>our distinguished panel of judges for the 2007 Martha Arbuckle Award. 
>This award will be presented to you by Mayor Will Wynn at the 28th 
>Disability Employment Awards & Recognition Ceremony hosted by the 
>Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities. The awards 
>program will be held at City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street, October 24, 
>2007 - 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A copy of the formal invitation is attached.
>
>In selecting you as this year's winner, the judges recognized your 
>lifetime of achievement in support of accessibility and the positive 
>impact you have made on the lives of individuals with disabilities in 
>both our community and the state and national level.
>
>The Martha Arbuckle Award was named in honor of the founder and 
>original chair of the Austin Mayor's Committee for People with 
>Disabilities. This award  is presented to an Austin citizen for public 
>recognition of extraordinary contribution in support of the AMCPD's 
>goal, to substantially enrich the personal, social and economic lives 
>of Austin citizens with disabilities.  The award is reserved for an 
>individual or group who demonstrates an exceptional degree of service 
>to people with disabilities. We informally regard this as an individual

>lifetime achievement award. The winner of the Austin Martha Arbuckle 
>Award is also nominated for consideration for the Governor's Trophy 
>Award by the Texas Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities.
>
>I was pleased to personally submit your nomination to the judges as a 
>professional admirer of your work. Your historic development at IBM of 
>the first screen reader, participation as a member of the U.S. Access 
>Board to draft the Sect. 508 Regulations, and your ongoing  efforts to 
>train Web developers on accessibility best practices have resulted in a

>more inclusive life for thousands of citizens with disabilities. We 
>welcome and encourage you and any guests to attend the awards program 
>as an honoree. We request that you RSVP with our City ADA Coordinator, 
>Dolores Gonzalez (phone 974-3256) to confirm your availability to 
>accept the award on the 24th of this month.
>
>Congratulations.
>
>Ron Lucey
>AMCPD Chair
>Austin Mayor's Committee
>for People with Disabilities
>Ron.Lucey at dars.state.tx.us
>Phone:  (512) 377-0577
>FAX:    (512) 424-4154