Rich Schwerdtfeger

Current

• Chair WAI-ARIA subteam in WAI-PF at World Wide Web Consortium
• Distinguished Engineer, Accessibility Architecture and Strategy at IBM

Past

• Member HTML Working Group at W3C
• Distinguished Engineer at IBM
• Software Consultant at IBM

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Education

• The University of Connecticut

Recommended

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Connections

71 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Summary

I have been working on accessibility since 1990 where I helped develop the first GUI screen reader for the IBM PC. I have led accessibility efforts on OS/2, Java, Windows (IAccessible2), Web 2.0 Accessibility (WAI-ARIA), and transcoding middleware for seniors. I am working to bring on-demand personalized access to the Web.

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Specialties:

architecture, negotiation, accessibility infrastructure on virtually every platform, team building and establishing broad industry community collaboration.

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Experience

• Chair WAI-ARIA subteam in WAI-PF

  World Wide Web Consortium

  (Computer Software industry)

  2003 — Present (5 years)

• Distinguished Engineer, Accessibility Architecture and Strategy

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ibm; Computer Software industry)

  January 1993 — Present (15 years 10 months)

• Member HTML Working Group

  W3C

  (Computer Software industry)

  2003 — 2007 (4 years)

• Distinguished Engineer

  IBM

  (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

  1993 — 2007 (14 years)

• Software Consultant

  IBM

  (Computer Software industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years)

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Education

• The University of Connecticut

  1979 — 1984

Additional Information

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Interests:

SCUBA Diving, fishing, Web standards, software

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Groups:

W3C WAI Protocols and Formats, HTML, and Ubiquitous Web
IMS Global Learning Consortium Accessibility Subcommittee
OASIS ODF Accessibility Subcommittee

•    Web Accessibility
•    Rich Internet Applications

Rich Schwerdtfeger’s Honors:

Distinguished Engineer at IBM
President's Award Teleco Oilfield Services

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