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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>April 6 Deadline for Proposals
for Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference
– November 12 – 16, 2012*</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/">Accessing
Higher Ground 2012</a><span style='color:black'> is now accepting proposals for
its 15<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Annual
Conference in<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Westminster,
Colorado.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>AHG<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>focuses on accessible media, universal
design, best practices for Web & media design, accessible curriculum,
alternate format and other topics related to accessibility in higher education
and other environments. The speaker proposal form can be found at:<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a
href="http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/speaker_info2012.html">http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/speaker_info2012.html</a><span
style='color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>You can also view </span><a
href="http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/mainconfsched-detail2011.html#Weds">last
year’s sessions</a><span style='color:black'> to get a sense of the
typical agenda and range of topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If you have any questions about
proposal submission, contact<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Howard<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Kramer<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>303-492-8672<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>or at the email below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Derek Featherstone Announced as
this Year’s Keynote Speaker<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We are also very pleased to
announce that Derek Featherstone, internationally known authority on
accessibility and web development, a respected technical trainer, and author,
will be this year’s AHG keynote speaker. Creator of in-depth courses on
HTML, CSS, DOM Scripting, and Web 2.0 applications, his approach never fails to
champion the cause of web standards and universal accessibility. As founder of </span><a
href="http://simplyaccessible.com/">Simply Accessible</a><span
style='color:black'>, he has been an in-demand consultant to government
agencies, educational institutions, and private sector companies since 1999. He
is Group Lead of The Web Standards Project and has served on its Accessibility
and DOM Scripting Task Forces. Derek will also conduct hands-on workshops and
other sessions at the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>e-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Conference URL:<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a
href="http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference">http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference</a><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>*If needed, a second round RFP will be announced shortly
after the April 6 first-round deadline. Note: there is no guaranty that there
will be a second round opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p>
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