<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues:<div><br></div><div>Accessing Higher Ground will be hosting a Teach Access Faculty Bootcamp on November 14, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mountain Time. The workshop can be attended either onsite or remotely. Please use the invitation below to invite faculty from your campus to participate. Both the onsite and virtual option are free.</div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Subject: Faculty Bootcamp on Teaching Inclusive Design in Technology and Design Classes</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Teach Access, in
collaboration with the University of Colorado Boulder and the Accessing Higher
Ground Conference, Invites Faculty to attend their Faculty Bootcamp on Teaching
Inclusive Design in Technology and Design Classes<span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Come learn about and discuss trends we are noticing with
new-hires at tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Oath, Adobe, and Facebook.
Learn about examples and techniques you can use in your own classrooms
(programming, design, testing, etc.) to best prepare your students to create
inclusive experiences that not only increase their employability after
graduation, but also motivate them to create innovative breakthroughs in making
technology work better for everyone.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WHERE:</b> Westin Westminster, Colorado, <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1in">10600 Westminster Boulevard<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1in">Westminster, Colorado 80020<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WHEN: </b>Tuesday,
November 14, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm MST<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:40.5pt"> (12:00
-1:00 pm will be for lunch, discussion and q&a)<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>COST: </b>No charge<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>LEADERS: </b>Mary Bellard, Senior Accessibility
Architect at Microsoft and <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:0.5in">co-leader of the Materials
Task Force for Teach Access<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:0.5in">Larry Goldberg, Senior
Director, Accessible Media, Oath<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RSVP: </b>Seating is limited to 25. <a href="http://www.cvent.com/d/3tq9x2/4W">Registration is required</a>.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><b>VIRTUAL <span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>OPTION: </b>A live stream is available for those
who are not able to attend onsite. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in">Registration is also required to
attend via live stream. Use the URL above to register.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><b>OTHER <span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SESSIONS:</b> A mini-conference during the Accessing Higher
Ground main conference<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in">will focus on topics related to
the teaching of accessibility and Universal Design in university curriculum. <a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/faculty-workshops-teaching-accessibility/#UDUC_Mini-Conference_on_Teaching_Accessibility_and_UD">More
information</a>.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>QUESTIONS: </b>Contact Howard Kramer at 303-492-8672 or <a href="mailto:hkramer@colorado.edu">hkramer@colorado.edu</a>. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1in">More information can be found
online at <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:76.5pt"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/faculty-workshops-teaching-accessibility/">http://accessinghigherground.org/faculty-workshops-teaching-accessibility/</a>.<b><span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p><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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