<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues:</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">As in past years, AHG will be streaming 1
live track of sessions during the pre-conference (November 18-19) and 2 tracks
of sessions during the main conference (Nov. 20-22).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(<a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual/#Discounts">10% discount for ATHEN & AHEAD members</a>)</p>

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<h2 style="margin:3pt 0in 6pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-weight:normal"><b>Virtual Program Highlights</b></h2>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(select title links for more information)<span style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </span></p>

<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><b>Pre-Conference</b></h3>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">Lab: </span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/creating-accessible-digital-documents-in-ms-office/" style="color:blue"><strong><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Creating Accessible Digital Documents in MS
Office</span></strong></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">, </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Kristi Elmore, Systems Analyst, Iowa State University
Extension and Outreach, et al</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/acquiring-accessible-it-products-for-your-campus/" style="color:blue"><strong><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Acquiring Accessible IT Products for your Campus</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Cheryl Pruitt, Director, Accessible
Technology Initiative, California University Chancellor’s Office, et al</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">  </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"> </span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/you-can-create-accessible-math-for-student-with-print-disabilities/" title="Workshop Description" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">YOU
CAN Creat</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">e Accessible
Math for Students w</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">ith
Print Disabilities</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">, </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Susan Kelmer, Alternate Format Access
Coordinator, University of Colorado Boulder</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"></span></p>

<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Main Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"></span></h3>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accessibility-and-universal-design-making-the-practice-practical-practicable-and-a-bit-less-scary/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Accessibility and Universal Design
for Online Courses – making the practice practicable, and a bit less scary</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Carey Hamburg, Senior Instructional
Designer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/authoring-documents-with-accessibility-in-mind/" style="color:blue"><strong><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Authoring Documents with Accessibility in Mind</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
Paul Rayius, Director of Training, CommonLook</span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/commonly-seen-accessibility-errors/" style="color:blue"><strong><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Commonly Seen Accessibility Errors</span></strong></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
Becky Gibson, Sr. Accessibility Strategist, Knowbility</span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/using-the-microsoft-accessibility-checkers-to-optimzie-document-accessibility/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Using the Microsoft Accessibility Checkers
to Optimize Document Accessibility</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
Karen McCall, Senior Advisor, Accessible Document Design, Open Access
Technologies</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/the-great-pdf-purge/" style="color:blue"><strong style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none">The Great PDF Purge</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">, </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Crystal Tenan, IT Accessibility Coordinator, NC
State University</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/the-velvet-hammer-accessible-procurement-buy-in-and-pushback-at-cal-state-san-bernardino/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">The Velvet Hammer: Accessible
Procurement Buy-In and Pushback at Cal State San Bernardino</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
Leon McNaught, Accessibility Coordinator, CSU San Bernardino</span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><strong><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/building-an-accessible-online-course-best-practices-principles/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Building an Accessible Online
Course: Best Practices & Principles</span></a></span></u></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
George Joeckel, Web Accessibility Specialist, Utah State University / WebAIM</span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/bookshare-accesstext-and-alternate-media-centers-sources-to-obtain-alternative-formats/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Bookshare, AccessText and Alternate
Media Centers: Sources to Obtain Alternative Formats</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">,
Dawn Evans, AccessText Network Coordinator, Center for Inclusive Design &
Innovation, et al</span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual/#Virtual_Agenda" target="_blank" style="color:blue">And
over 18 more!</a></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual/#Register_for_the_Virtual_Conference" style="color:blue">Pricing
and other Information</a></span></p>

<h2 style="margin:3pt 0in 6pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-weight:normal"><b>Registration   </b></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Register at: <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://www.cvent.com/d/2yq1hh/4W" style="color:blue">http://www.cvent.com/d/2yq1hh/4W</a></span><span class="gmail-msohyperlink"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span> </p>

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<h2 style="margin:3pt 0in 6pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-weight:normal"><b>Questions? </b></h2>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">If you have any
questions contact Howard Kramer at</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="tel:303-492-8672" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">303-492-8672</span></a></span></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">or at the email below. </span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">e-mail:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org" target="_blank" style="color:blue">hkramer@ahead.org</a></span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Conference
URL: </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://accessinghigherground.org</a></span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual/#Virtual_Schedule_Overview" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Entire virtual schedule</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Regards,</div><div>Howard</div><div><br></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 Westminster, Colorado,  <span><span>Nov 18-22, 2019</span></span>.  Request for proposals will be announced mid-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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>