<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black">Dear ATHEN Members:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black">Early-bird Registration for the 2014 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Conference is now open and available until September 24, 2014.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black">ATHEN members also receive a $75 discount off registration fees.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Keynote Speaker: Paul Grossman, Esq., Chief Regional Attorney, retired, US Dept. of Education, will speak on the changing landscape of accessibility legislation in the digital environment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/keynote2014.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,112,147);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">More about Paul Grossman and his keynote topic</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black">Highlights from this year’s event:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">(titles link to session description) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=2065&vday=Monday" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">Creating More Accessible Documents Using Word 2013</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Karen McCall, Head of Quality Control and Training, Accessibil-IT</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=2069&vday=Monday" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">Accessible Instructional Materials Program Design and Management</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Ron Stewart, Alt Format Solutions, Teresa Haven, Northern Arizona University</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=1951&vday=Tuesday" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">360 Degrees: Approaching Accessibility in Math from All Sides</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Wink Harner, Southern Oregon University, Marshall Sunnes, Stanford, et al</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=1927&vday=Wednesday&vdis=grid" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">Post Production Captioning: Choosing the Right Software for your Institution</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Cindy Camp, Pepnet. Beth Case, University of Louisville</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=1924&vday=Wednesday&vdis=grid" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">Implementing Universal Design Principles and Accessibility to Online Courses at a Large University</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Nancy Swenson, UCF</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=1949&vday=Wednesday&vdis=grid" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">When the Federal Government Comes Knocking on Your Virtual Door—What to Expect in an ADA or 504 Technology Review</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Mary Lou Mobley, U.S. Dept. of Education</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=1889&vday=Thursday&vdis=grid" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">Able Player: A Fully Accessible Media Player</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Terrill Thompson, University of Washington</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-left:15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/show1prop4grid2014.php?vpropid=1978&vday=Thursday&vdis=grid" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">PDF in the Classroom: The Future of Digital Textbooks</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt">, Karen McCall, Accessibil-IT</span></li>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">View </span><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/wednesday-grid-schedule2014/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,112,147);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">complete agenda</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.cvent.com/d/74q4zz/4W" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,112,147);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Register now</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Accessing Higher Ground is Presented by AHEAD in collaboration with ATHEN & EASI</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br>Howard Kramer<br><div>Accessing Higher Ground</div><div>
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