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<font size="6">Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference – November 18 – 22, 2019</font></p>
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Proposal Deadline: April 19</p>
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Accessing Higher Ground 2019, the official conference of ATHEN, is now accepting proposals for its 22<sup>nd</sup><span> </span>Annual Conference in<span> </span>Westminster, Colorado.<span> </span></p>
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<span>AHG</span><span> </span><span>focuses on:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>accessible media</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>Universal Design</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>best practices for web & media development</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>accessible curriculum</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>alternate format</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>teaching about accessibility and UD in university curriculum (and elsewhere)</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>evidence-based research</p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span>other topics related to accessibility in higher education and other environments</p>
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Use the<span> </span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-submissions/">online speaker proposal form</a></span><span> </span>to submit your proposal. Additional speaker information can
be found on the<span> </span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-information/">AHG website</a></span>.</p>
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View<span> </span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2018/#cs_2018-11-15">last year’s sessions</a></span><span> </span>to get a sense of the typical agenda and range of topics.</p>
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If you have any questions about proposal submission, contact<span> </span>Howard<span> </span>Kramer<span> </span>at<span> </span>303-492-8672<span> </span>or at the<span> </span>email<span> </span>below.</p>
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e-mail: ahg@ahead.org</p>
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Conference URL:<span> </span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/">http://accessinghigherground.org/</a></span></p>
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*If needed, a second round RFP will be announced shortly after the April 19 deadline. Note: first round proposals are given priority and there is no guaranty that there will be a second round opportunity.</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96)">Join us for the <b><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)"><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
Westminster, Colorado, <span><span>Nov 18-22, 2019</span></span>. Request for proposals will be announced mid-March.<u></u></span></p>
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<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" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)"><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" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)"><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>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96)">Not yet a member of AHEAD? <b><a href="http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193)">We welcome you to join AHEAD now.</span></a></b></span></p>
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