<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Accessing Higher Ground: <span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Accessible
Media, Web & Technology Conference</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">November 9 - 19, 2020<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Due to COVID-19 AHG 2020 will be entirely virtual. Four
tracks of workshops will be streamed during the pre-conference (November 9-10)
and 4 tracks of sessions during the main conference (Nov. 12-19). <a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2020/#cs_2020-11-9" style="color:blue" target="_blank">The full schedule and program can be found on the conference site</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Register by Monday, Oct. 5, to save on registration fees.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">$288 (AHEAD or ATHEN members)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">$360 (non-members)</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">Virtual Program Highlights</h2>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;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:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Pre-Conference</span></h3>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Remote BYOD Lab: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,102)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/getting-to-grips-with-creating-and-editing-epub/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Getting
to grips with creating and editing EPUB</a></span>, Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Remote BYOD Lab: </span><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/introduction-to-mobile-assistive-technology-and-accessibility-testing/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Introduction to Mobile Assistive Technology and Accessibility Testing</a>,
Joe Humbert, The Paciello Group</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Interactive/Discussion: <a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/knowbilitys-accessibility-master-class-3/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Knowbility’s Accessibility Master Class</a>, Becky Gibson,
Knowbility</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Remote BYOD Lab: <a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/adobe-indesign-layouts-to-produce-accessible-pdfs-2-2/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Adobe InDesign Layouts to Produce Accessible PDFs</a>, Bevi
Chagnon, PubCom—Publishing Communications</p>
<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Main Conference</span></h3><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/making-math-accessible-one-step-at-a-time/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Making
Math Accessible, One Step at a Time</a></span></span>, Lisa Wadors Verne,
Benetech</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/equity-in-the-classroom-ensuring-open-educational-resources-oer-are-accessible-to-everyone/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Equity
in the Classroom: Ensuring Open Educational Resources (OER) Are Accessible to
Everyone</a></span></span>, Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning, et al</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/pivot-to-online-accessibility-and-accommodation/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Pivot to
online accessibility and accommodation</a>, Dan Saylor, University of
Phoenix</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/strategies-for-using-the-accessibility-checker-in-word/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Strategies
for using the Accessibility Checker in Word</a>, Karen McCall, Open
Access Technologies</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/authoring-accessible-content/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Authoring
Accessible Content</a>, Emily Lewis, Knowbility (double-session)</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/ocrs-year-in-review-6/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">OCR’s
Year In Review</a></u>, Mary Lou Mobley, U.S. Dept. of Education (double-session)</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/quick-talks-foundations-of-online-teaching-staying-accessible-in-an-online-world-and-classroom/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Quick Talks: Foundations of Online Teaching; Staying Accessible in an
Online World and Classroom</a>, Multiple Speakers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/quick-talks-three-15-minute-talks-on-captioning-on-campus-research-and-case-studies/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Quick
Talks: Three 15-minute talks on captioning on campus, research and case studies</a>,</span></span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> </span></b></span>Multiple
Speakers<span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/using-personas-for-accessible-design/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Using
Personas for Accessible Design</a>,</span></span> Kathryn Weber-Hottleman,
University of Connecticut</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/word-to-powerpoint-to-word-create-more-accessible-powerpoint-presentations/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Word
to PowerPoint to Word: Create More Accessible PowerPoint Presentations</a></span></span>, Karen
McCall, Senior Advisor, Open Access Technologies (double-session)</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/current-and-next-generation-digital-study-tools/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Current
and Next Generation Digital Study Tools</a></span></span>, Rick Johnson,
VitalSource Technologies</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/wai-curricula-on-web-accessibility/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">WAI
Curricula on Web Accessibility</a></span></span>, Daniel Montalvo,
Accessibility Education and Training Specialist, W3C</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/it-accessibility-challenge-2020-launching-a-major-accessibility-campaign-during-a-global-pandemic/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">IT Accessibility Challenge 2020: Launching a major accessibility
campaign during a global pandemic</a>, Terrill Thompson, Manager,
University of Washington</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2020/#cs_2020-11-9" style="color:blue" target="_blank">And over 50 more!</a></span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>
</h3><h2 style="margin:3pt 0in 6pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-weight:normal">Registration </h2><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Register at: <span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.cvent.com/d/97qjq9" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://www.cvent.com/d/97qjq9</a></span><span style="color:blue"> </span> </p>
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</h3><h2 style="margin:3pt 0in 6pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-weight:normal">More Info </h2><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you have any questions contact Howard Kramer at<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span>720-351-8668<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span>or at the email
below. </p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">e-mail: </span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org" style="color:blue" target="_blank">hkramer@ahead.org</a></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Conference URL: </span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">http://accessinghigherground.org</a></span></p>
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2020/#cs_2020-11-12" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Entire main conference schedule</span></a></span></span> </h3><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 - A Virtual Event</span></a></b><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> from </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span>Nov 9-19, 2020</span></span><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">. Registration will open up on September 11. <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>