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Shadi Abou-Zahra
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Shadi Abou-Zahra</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/public.css" /> <style type="text/css"> #pic { float: left; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; } #contacts { clear: both; } h1, h2, h3 { color: #000077; } </style> </head> <body> <p><a href="https://www.w3.org/"><img src="https://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" alt="W3C" /></a> <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/"><img src="https://www.w3.org/Icons/wai" alt="Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) home page" /></a></p> <h1><a name="about" id="about">Shadi Abou-Zahra</a></h1> <p><strong>Shadi left the organization on 30 September 2021</strong></p> <div id="contacts"> <img id="pic" src="shadi.jpg" width="180px" height="180px" alt="Picture of Shadi Abou-Zahra" /></a> <p><strong>Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist</strong></p> <p>Contact details: <address>World Wide Web Consortium (<acronym>W3C</acronym>) <br />2004, Route des Lucioles B.P. 93 <br />06902 Sophia-Antipolis, France <br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sabouzah">@sabouzah</a></address> <p>Actual location: Vienna, Austria</p> </div> <h2 style="clear:all"><a name="biography" id="biography">Biography</a></h2> <p>Until 30 September 2021, Shadi Abou-Zahra worked with the <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/">W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (<acronym>WAI</acronym>)</a> as the Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist. He coordinated accessibility priorities in the W3C Strategy team, as well as international promotion, coordination, and harmonization of web accessibility standards. Shadi also maintained <acronym>WAI</acronym> liaisons with key stakeholders including disability, research, and standards organizations, as well as coordinated <acronym>WAI</acronym> outreach in Europe, accessibility evaluation techniques, and European-funded projects on accessibility.</p> <h2><a name="work" id="work">Work</a></h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/20SHvU2PKsM" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2><a name="background" id="background">Background</a></h2> <p>Prior to joining W3C in 2003, Shadi was a lead web developer and managed the design and implementation of web productions, online community platforms, and online games. Shadi also worked as a Web Consultant for the International Data Centre (<acronym>IDC</acronym>) of the United Nations Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (<acronym>CTBTO</acronym>), as well as for other international organizations. During his computer science studies, Shadi actively participated in the Austrian student council at the Technical University of Vienna as a representative for students with disabilities, where he advocated for equal opportunities in education and employment.</p> <hr /> <p id="copyright"><a rel="Copyright" href="/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#Copyright" shape="rect">Copyright</a> © 2021 <a href="/" shape="rect"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym></a><sup>®</sup> (<a href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/" shape="rect"><acronym title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</acronym></a>, <a href="http://www.ercim.org/" shape="rect"><acronym title="European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics">ERCIM</acronym></a>, <a href="http://www.keio.ac.jp/" shape="rect">Keio</a>, <a href="http://ev.buaa.edu.cn/">Beihang</a>), All Rights Reserved. W3C <a href="/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#Legal_Disclaimer" shape="rect">liability</a>, <a href="/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#W3C_Trademarks" shape="rect">trademark</a>, <a rel="Copyright" href="/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents" shape="rect">document use</a> and <a rel="Copyright" href="/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software" shape="rect">software licensing</a> rules apply. Your interactions with this site are in accordance with our <a href="/Consortium/Legal/privacy-statement#Public" shape="rect">public</a> and <a href="/Consortium/Legal/privacy-statement#Members" shape="rect">Member</a> privacy statements.</p> </body> </html>