<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear ATHEN Members:<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Early-bird Registration for the 2017 AHEAD Virtual
Conference ends today – June 30. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">AHEAD will be streaming one track of sessions during both
the pre-conference and main conference, 11 sessions from the week of July 17 –
July 21, 2017.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference#ttypes">Visit
the AHEAD site for ticket types and pricing</a>.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The following is a sample of some of the sessions offered:<span></span></p>
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<h2>Preconference Institute<span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, July 17 AND Tuesday, July 18, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm on
both days (Eastern Time)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Accessibility 101<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Terrill Thompson, B.S., DO-IT, University of Washington<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gaier Dietrich, B.A., High Tech Center Training Unit<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(<a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule#pc6">read
description</a>)<span></span></p>
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<h2>Main Conference</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Accommodating Online
Learning: Much More Than Captions<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Linda Sullivan, M.A., Harvard University<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(<a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule#con-1">read
description</a>)<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legal Year in Review,
Version 2.0*<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*(This session will not be available for viewing after the
event)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paul Grossman, J.D., Hastings College of Law <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jo Anne Simon, J.D., New York State Assembly<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(<a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule#con-a">read
description</a>)<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Behavior, Conduct,
Title IX, and Students with Autism<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jane Thierfeld Brown, Ed.D., Yale/College Autism Spectrum<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lisa King, M.Ed., St. Catherine University<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(<a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule#con-3">read
description</a>)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ways to Increase
Student Retention and Expand the Use of UDL on Campus<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jeffrey Lewinson, M.B.A., TextHelp<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brad Held, B.S., University of Central Florida<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(<a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule#con-5">read
description</a>)<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule">Plus
7 More</a><span></span></b></p>
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<h2>Recordings<span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">All sessions except <i>Legal
Year in Review</i> will be recorded and available about a month after the live
event.<span></span></p>
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<h2>Discounts<span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">ATHEN members receive a 10% discount on registration. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ahead.org/meet/conferences/2017/virtual-conference/schedule">You
can find more information, including the entire virtual schedule, on the AHEAD
site</a>.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, contact<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>Howard<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>Kramer<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>303-492-8672<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>or at the email below.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">e-mail: <a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org">hkramer@ahead.org</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">URL:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ahead.org/">http://ahead.org/</a><span></span></p></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Howard Kramer</div><div>Conference Coordinator</div><div>Accessing Higher Ground</div><div>303-492-8672</div><div>cell: 720-351-8668</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Join us for the <b><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Accessing Higher Ground</span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Conference</span></a></b> in Denver, Colorado, <span><span>Nov 13-17, 2017</span></span>. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March.<u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, <b><i><a href="http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">AHEADtoYOU!</span></a></i></b><i> </i>And the <b><a href="http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Technology Access Series</span></a></b>. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Not yet a member of AHEAD? <b><a href="http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">We welcome you to join AHEAD now.</span></a></b></span></p></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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