[Athen] The Early-bird Registration for the 2024 Accessing
Higher Ground Conference Ends Friday, September 20
Jeanne Wielgus via athen-list
athen-list at u.washington.edu
Tue Sep 17 08:24:53 PDT 2024
Thank you!
On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM Howard Kramer <howard.kramer at colorado.edu>
wrote:
> The code is athen4ahg24.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> on
> behalf of Jeanne Wielgus via athen-list <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 16, 2024 6:07 PM
> *To:* Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org>; Access Technology Higher
> Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] The Early-bird Registration for the 2024 Accessing
> Higher Ground Conference Ends Friday, September 20
>
> [External email - use caution]
>
> Hi Howard,
>
> I have been unsuccessful getting the ATHEN discount code from Luz - the
> email listed on the AHG site bounces and Luz has not responded to my
> request sent to the alternative gmail account for her you gave me.
>
> Thank you for any assistance you can provide,
> ~jeanne
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 12:57 PM Howard Kramer via athen-list <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
> [Please excuse the cross-posts]
>
> Register by Friday (Sept. 20) for the 10% early-bird discount
>
>
>
> AHG 2024: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/>
>
> November 11 -15, 2024
>
> Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado
>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
>
>
> *Early-bird Registration ends on September 20. *
>
> (for the onsite 2024 Conference)
>
>
>
> *ATHEN & AHEAD members also receive a 10% discount*
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/pricing-2024/#Member_Discounts>* off
> registration fees*.
>
> *(See the above link for more info and for other discounts) *
>
>
>
> *Keynote Speaker*: Ashley Shew is an associate professor of science,
> technology, and society at Virginia Tech and cofounder of the Disability
> Community Technology (DisCoTec) center there. She specializes in disability
> studies and technology ethics.
>
>
>
> Following up from ideas from her book *Against Technoableism: Rethinking
> Who Needs Improvement*, her keynote talk takes us through the divergence
> of rhetoric between typical news coverage about addressing problems related
> to disability and what The Cyborg Jillian Weise calls “Cyborg Concerns.”
> Highlights from this year’s event:
>
> (Titles link to session descriptions)
> Pre-Conference · 1-day Accessibility Testing Workshop (2024 update)
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/1-day-accessibility-testing-workshop-2024-update/>,
> Karl Groves, Chief Innovation Officer, Level Access
>
> · Create accessible documents in Office 365: Word, PowerPoint, and
> Excel
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/create-accessible-documents-in-office-365-word-powerpoint-and-excel/>,
> George Joeckel, Online Training Program Manager, Utah State University /
> WebAIM, (1-day Certificate)
> · Alternate Format Hands-On Intensive: How to Create Effective
> Alternate Format
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/alternate-format-hands-on-intensive-how-to-create-effective-alternate-format/>,
> Susan Kelmer, Alternate Format Production Program Manager, University of
> Colorado Boulder (2-day lab)
>
>
> Main Conference
>
>
>
> · Advancing Accessibility by Fostering Collaboration
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/advancing-accessibility-by-fostering-collaboration/>,
> Mike Williamson, Assistant Director, University of Colorado Boulder
>
> · OCR’s Year In Review (2024)
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/ocrs-year-in-review-2024/>, Mary Lou
> Mobley, National Disability Expert, U.S. Dept. of Education
>
> · Using EPUB to Retire the PDF
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/using-epub-to-retire-the-pdf/>, Darrin
> Evans, North Carolina Community College System
>
> · Best Practices in Designing Instructional Presentations for
> Diverse Learners
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/best-practices-in-designing-instructional-presentations-for-diverse-learners/>,
> Joseph Feria-Galicia, Accessibility Team Lead, UC Berkeley
>
> · Exploring the Potential of AI in Enhancing Accessibility
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/exploring-the-potential-of-ai-in-enhancing-accessibility/>,
> Lucy Greco, Accessibility Evangelist, University of California, Berkeley
>
> · Our Journey to Creating an Accessible Procurement Process
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/our-journey-to-creating-an-accessible-procurement-process/>,
> Jen Bethmann, Web Accessibility Coordinator, Illinois State University
>
> · 6 Things Screen Readers Catch that Your Document Accessibility
> Checker Can’t
> <https://accessinghigherground.org/6-things-screen-readers-catch-that-your-document-accessibility-checker-cant/>,
> Dax Castro, Accessible Document Specialist, Chax Training and Consulting
>
>
>
> And over 80 more
>
>
>
> View complete agenda <https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2024/>
> or register now. <https://cvent.me/3kYN37>
> More Information
>
> If you have any questions, contact Howard Kramer at 720-351-8668 or at
> the email below.
>
>
>
> e-mail: hkramer at ahead.org
>
> Conference URL: http://accessinghigherground.org/
>
> --
> Regards,
> Howard
>
> Howard Kramer
> AHG Conference Director
> Accessing Higher Ground
> cell: 720-351-8668
>
> Sign up to access the recordings from the *2023 Accessing Higher
> Ground Conference
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>
>
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>
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