<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:24pt">Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology
Conference – November 16 – 20, 2020</span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Proposal Deadline: May 8</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Accessing Higher Ground 2020 is now
accepting proposals for its 23<sup>rd</sup> Annual Conference
in Denver, Colorado.*</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></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">Covid-19 and the Conference</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Due to the uncertainty caused by the
pandemic, individuals will not be penalized for submitting a proposal and later
declining to present at the conference onsite. Attendees and speakers will
also be allowed to cancel their registrations until very close to the
conference without a cancellation fee. We will be offering an option to present
remotely if the need arises due to the return of Covid-19 in the fall.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">AHG focuses on:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">accessible media</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Universal Design</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">best practices for web
& media development</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">accessible curriculum</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">alternate format</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">teaching about
accessibility and UD in university curriculum (and elsewhere)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">evidence-based research</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">other topics related to
accessibility in higher education and other environments</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Use the <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-submissions/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">online
speaker proposal form</a></span> to submit
your proposal. Additional speaker information can be found on the <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-information/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">AHG
website</a></span>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">View <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2019/#cs_2019-11-20" target="_blank" style="color:blue">last year’s sessions</a></span> to
get a sense of the typical agenda and range of topics.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions about proposal
submission, contact Howard Kramer at 720-351-8668 or
at the email below.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">e-mail: <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:ahg@ahead.org" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ahg@ahead.org</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Conference URL: <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://accessinghigherground.org/</a></span></p><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 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 color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Join us for the </span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,32,96);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><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><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> in </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel</span><span style="font-size:11pt">, Colorado, </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span>Nov 16-20, 2020</span></span><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">. <a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/about/#Join_Our_Mailing_List" target="_blank">Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements</a>.<u></u></span></font></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 <a href="https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/2020-spring-webinars" target="_blank">Spring 2020 webinars</a>. 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></div></div></div></div>