[Athen] Accessing Higher Ground 2019: Early-bird Registration ends Tomorrow

[Wink Harner]

Hey Howard,

I scanned the schedule looking for my slot but cannot find it. When did you
put me in?

Wink

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 1:54 PM Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org> wrote:


> Dear ATHEN Members & listserv participants:

>

>

>

> *Early-bird Registration for the 2019 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG)

> Conference ends tomorrow, September 25. *

>

>

>

> *ATHEN members also receive a 10% discount off registration fees

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/pricing/#Member_Discounts>* and you

> can renew or purchase your membership during the registration process.

>

>

> *Keynote Speaker*: Wanda Diaz Merced, PhD, Astronomer and Computer

> Scientist

>

> Not familiar with Dr. Merced, watch her Ted Talk

> <https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars/discussion>

> or read her biography on Wikipedia

> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_D%C3%ADaz-Merced>

>

>

>

> *Highlights from this year’s event:*

>

>

>

> (titles link to session description)

>

>

>

> ·        PDF Accessibility – Train-the-Trainer

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/pdf-accessibility-train-the-trainer/>,

> Rob Haverty, Senior Program Manager, Accessibility, Adobe

>

> ·        Managing Accessibility Testing

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/managing-accessibility-testing/>, Gian

> Wild, AccessibilityOz

>

> ·        Wagging the Dog: Secret Macro/Replace Tricks and Tips In

> Alternate Format Production

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/wagging-the-dog-secret-macro-replace-tricks-and-tips-in-alternate-format-production/>,

> Susan Kelmer, CU- Boulder & Robert Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist,

> Kansas City Kansas Community College

>

> ·        Create Accessible Documents in Word & PowerPoint (WebAIM

> Certificate)

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/create-accessible-documents-in-word-powerpoint/>,

> George Joeckel, Web Accessibility Specialist, Utah State University / WebAIM

>

> ·        Understanding the ARIA Authoring Practices and Screen Readers

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/understanding-the-aria-authoring-practices-and-screen-readers/>,

> Jon Gunderson, Coordinator of IT Accessibility, University of Illinois

>

> ·        Creating an Inclusive

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/creating-an-inclusive-library-environment/>

> Library Environment, Stephanie Robbins, Assistive Technology Coordinator,

> University of Colorado Denver, et al.

>

> ·        Institutional Roadblocks to Accessibility: A collaborative

> session on how to overcome organizational

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/institutional-roadblocks-to-accessibility-a-collaborative-session-on-how-to-overcome-organizational-resistance/>

> resistance, Howard Fooksman & Dean Brusnighan, Purdue University

>

> ·        Website Liability Under US Accessibility Laws

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/website-liability-under-us-accessibility-laws-3/>,

> Ken Nakata & Jeffrey Singleton, Cxytera

>

> And over 80 more

>

> View *complete agenda

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2019/#cs_2019-11-20>* or *register

> now. <http://www.cvent.com/d/9yq1hh>*

>

>

> More Information

>

>

>

> If you have any questions, contact Howard Kramer at 303-492-8672 or at

> the email below.

>

>

>

> e-mail: hkramer at ahead.org

>

> Conference URL: http://accessinghigherground.org/

>

>

> --

> Regards,

> Howard

>

> Howard Kramer

> Conference Coordinator

> Accessing Higher Ground

> 303-492-8672

> cell: 720-351-8668

>

> Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference

> <http://accessinghigherground.org/>* in Westminster, Colorado,  Nov

> 18-22, 2019.  Request for proposals will be announced mid-March.

>

>

>

> Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up

> of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!

> <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>* And the *Technology

> Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16>*.

> Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your

> earliest convenience for the largest selection.

>

>

>

> Not yet a member of AHEAD?  *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.

> <http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>*

>

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