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W3C web accessibility work boosted by Ford Foundation core funding

Published: 26 November 2024

This press release announces our first grant since W3C's newly registered entity as a US public-interest non-profit organization. W3C is the recipient of a major grant from the Ford Foundation toward development of web accessibility standards, guidelines, and implementation resources to support access for people with disabilities.

World Wide Web Consortium welcomes Sylvia Cadena as Chief Development Officer

Published: 2 September 2024

This press release introduces W3C's inaugural Chief Development Officer and gives an overview of the position

Enhanced Web of Things connects diverse IoT ecosystems

Published: 5 December 2023

The Web of Things suite of documents reaches version 1.1, enhancing the standard with new functionalities and significant improvements.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) welcomes Seth Dobbs as new Chief Executive Officer

Published: 2 October 2023

The W3C Board of Directors has appointed Seth Dobbs for the role of W3C Chief Executive Officer, to commence on 13 November 2023.

W3C advances technology to streamline payment authentication

Published: 15 June 2023

Secure Payment Confirmation (SPC), published as W3C Candidate Recommendation, is feature-complete and ready for further implementations.

EPUB 3.3 becomes a W3C Recommendation

Published: 25 May 2023

EPUB 3.3 becomes a W3C Recommendation.

World Wide Web Consortium seeking next CEO

Published: 21 April 2023

World Wide Web Consortium seeking next CEO

W3C re-launched as a public-interest non-profit organization

Published: 31 January 2023

W3C re-launched as a public-interest non-profit organization

Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0 becomes a W3C Recommendation

Published: 19 July 2022

A new tool to empower everyone on the web with privacy-respecting online identity and consent-based data sharing

W3C to become a public-interest non-profit organization

Published: 28 June 2022

By incorporating, W3C is replacing its original Hosted model and boosting its crucial web standards work