<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">(Please excuse the cross-posts)</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/" title="https://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">AHG 2021: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">November 15 - 19, 2021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br>Sheraton Denver Downtown & Virtual</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><i><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">(</span></i><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><i><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/conference-schedule-2021/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Read about the onsite option</a></span></i></span><i><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">)</span></i><i></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues: </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Early-bird Registration for the virtual 2021 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Conference will end on Oct. 8.  </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt">Main Conference fee: $360</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b>ATHEN & AHEAD members also receive a </b><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2021/#Member_Discounts" target="_blank" style="color:blue">20% discountoff registration fees</a></span></b></span> for the virtual conference. </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Keynote Speaker</span></b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">: </span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://jaivirdi.com/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Dr. Jaipreet Virdi</a></span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">, historian of medicine, technology, and disability. She is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History at the University of Delaware and the author of Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History.  </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWhpB0jMR0" target="_blank" style="color:blue">View her Science Friday Interview on her book Hearing Happiness</a></span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Highlights from this year’s virtual event: </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(titles link to session description)  </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/designing-the-digital-accessibility-gateway-using-data-to-create-sustainability-and-culture-2/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Designing the Digital Accessibility Gateway: Using Data to Create Sustainability and Culture</a>, Jessica Guess, Program Manager for Accessibility Compliance, University of Cincinnati</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"></span></h3><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span></h3><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/using-technology-to-improve-confidence-in-presentations-in-a-remote-and-in-person-setting/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Using technology to improve confidence and accessibility in presentations in a remote and in-person setting</a>, Amer Latif, Present Pal</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/how-and-what-syllabi-analysis-can-tell-us-about-accessibility-teaching-and-learning-new/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">How and What Syllabi Analysis Can Tell Us About Accessibility, Teaching, and Learning</a>, Melissa Green, Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Alabama</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/scaling-web-accessibility-university-of-phoenix-accessibility-smes-2/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Scaling Web Accessibility – University of Phoenix Accessibility SMEs</a>, Janet Fukuda, Digital Accessibility Specialist, University of Phoenix</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accessible-vr-and-xr-2/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Accessible VR and XR</a>, Sheri Byrne-Haber, Accessibility Architect, VMware</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/how-to-develop-an-efficient-accessibility-testing-process/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">How to Develop an Efficient Accessibility Testing Process</a>, Lyssa Prince, ICT Accessibility Program Manager, Oklahoma State University</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/exploring-the-library-accessible-content-ecosystem-new-version/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Exploring the library accessible content Ecosystem</a>, Michael Johnson, Director, Content Partnerships, Benetech</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/joys-of-native-app-testing/" title="proposal description" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Joys of Native app testing</a>, Naveesha Maharaj, Accessiblity Consultant/SME, Deque</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"></span></h3><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/curricula-on-web-accessibility-build-compare-and-select-courses-on-web-accessibility/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Curricula on Web Accessibility: Build, Compare and Select Courses on Web Accessibility</a></span></span><u><span style="color:blue;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">,</span></u><span style="color:blue;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Daniel Montalvo, Accessibility Education and Training Specialist, W3C</span><span style="color:blue;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">And over 22 more </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2021/" target="_blank">View complete list of virtual sessions</a></span></b></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> or </span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://cvent.me/7ywylR?RefId=VR2021" target="_blank" style="color:blue">register now<span style="font-weight:normal">.</span></a></span></b></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><h2 style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:3pt 0in 6pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-weight:normal"><b>More Information </b></h2><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, contact<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>Howard<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>Kramer<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>at<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0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