Mark Meeker

John Slatin was a highly respected accessibility advocate and University of Texas professor who died at the end of March after a courageous three year battle with leukemia. I never had a chance to meet him personally, but I have gained a great deal from many who considered him a colleague and a friend.

The John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project was established to help John’s wife Anna offset the tremendous medical expenses incurred during John’s long illness. The goal of this project is to raise $25,000 for that purpose.

From the site:

The John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project matches accessibility experts with companies that would like a brief review of their site for accessibility. In return, the site owner is asked to contribute a minimum of $500 to The John Slatin Fund. The John Slatin Fund was established to help John’s beloved Anna offset the medical expenses incurred during John’s long illness.

Along with others in the industry, I’ve volunteered my time to perform reviews. If you know of a company interested in a review point them to the sign up page.