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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Greetings, Colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Below is the Call for Proposals for this year’s CUNY Accessibility Conference, due by noon (EST) on February 16. Feel free to share with your networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">If you are not interested in presenting, please take a moment to
<b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSeWvV0Q545M9jFBB3Y5Pi-2D-2Dnk9eS2u30pZ2xksFvj5OaCdeWA_viewform&d=DwMGaQ&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=0Ul3GXdYKfn42-r6wjslrZhV3M323q3dhAxIAH07AQ4&m=M_ySZq0yiDsQHs7fbmPm6bbSeLKY7MBdVPQmbNN0dp8&s=cDK24KVJOO_zCE2TueUCnrQstpLVZpNEMR06TmnGGDA&e=" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWvV0Q545M9jFBB3Y5Pi--nk9eS2u30pZ2xksFvj5OaCdeWA/viewform">Preregister
 for the 12th Annual CUNY Accessibility Conference</a></b> today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Christopher Leydon, PhD
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">(he, him, his)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Associate Director of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">CUNY School of Professional Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">15 Years of Leading Online Education at CUNY<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">P. 347-974-2472<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">E. <a href="mailto:christopher.leydon@cuny.edu">
christopher.leydon@cuny.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5597">12th Annual CUNY Accessibility Conference </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.office.com_Pages_ResponsePage.aspx-3Fid-3Ds-5FBgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2I-5FmhufqVMhKkF6nbAPJwLhUNE5FUDM1WllVQUs4TVFTOVhORzFOR1lWUyQlQCN0PWcu&d=DwMGaQ&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=0Ul3GXdYKfn42-r6wjslrZhV3M323q3dhAxIAH07AQ4&m=M_ySZq0yiDsQHs7fbmPm6bbSeLKY7MBdVPQmbNN0dp8&s=7NjVCd4tEpjstxYPCiW_mZhZFlnpr05i-pcJyOBFkUI&e="><span style="color:#0070C0">Call
 for Proposals</span></a></span></u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#203864">Perspectives on Access: Innovations, Lessons Learned, and Looking Forward</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#203864">April 6 to 9, 2021</span></b></span><span class="scxw124400282"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#244061"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each year, the CUNY Accessibility Conference brings together hundreds of participants from the New York City region and across North America to discuss accessibility,
 disability services and disability activism in the context of postsecondary education.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A year after the start of an unprecedented pandemic and resultant pivot to remote learning nationwide, the conference theme for 2020</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is <i>Perspectives
 on Access: Innovations, Lessons Learned, and Looking Forward</i><span style="color:black">. With this theme we hope to reflect on the past year of innovation, the lessons we’ve learned about access in the digital space and what we will take from all of our experiences into the
 future of accessibility,  the provision of remote services to our students with disabilities and the promotion of digital inclusion for all, regardless of ability.</span></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We invite proposals for engaging presentations that will foster meaningful discussion on topics including, but not limited to:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preparing for the future of mass online learning that embraces accessibility for all</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Delivering culturally responsive accessible student services remotely</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Strategies for mitigating the digital divide </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Promoting and facilitating accessibility across all institutional functions </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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