<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin:0in;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"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" title="https://accessinghigherground.org/" style="font-size:14pt;color:blue"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">AHG 2022: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference</span></a><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">November 14 - 18, 2022</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br>
Hilton Denver City Center & Virtual</span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><i><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">(</span></i><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/conference-schedule-2022/" style="color:blue"><i><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Read about the onsite option</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">)</span></i><i></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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;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 2022 Accessing Higher Ground
(AHG) Conference will end on Oct. 19. </p>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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">Main Conference fee: $360 </p>
<p style="margin:0in;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">($288 with AHEAD or ATHEN membership)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b>ATHEN &
AHEAD members also receive a </b><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2022/#Member_Discounts" style="color:blue"><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">10% discount off registration fees</span></b></a> for the onsite conference. </p>
<p style="margin:0in;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 class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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><b><span style="color:rgb(77,77,77)">Elsa Sjunneson</span></b><span style="color:rgb(77,77,77)"> is
a Deafblind author and editor living in Seattle, Washington. Her fiction and
nonfiction writing has been praised as “eloquence and activism in lockstep” and
has been published in dozens of venues around the world. She has been a Hugo
Award finalist seven times, and has won Hugo, Aurora, and BFA awards for her
editorial work. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(77,77,77)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.snarkbat.com/about" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(77,77,77)">Read
more about Elsa</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/elsa-sjunneson-deafblind-author-audio-description-asl-ce0ald/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Watch a PBS video about Elsa</span></a><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> (has audio description, captioning & ASL)</span></p>
<h2 style="margin:24pt 0in 12pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Highlights from this year’s virtual event: </h2>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Main
Conference</span></h3>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/gaining-ground-with-hecvat-3-02-for-it-purchasing-evaluating-third-party-application-accessibility-risk/" style="color:blue">Gaining
Ground with HECVAT 3.02 for IT Purchasing: Evaluating third-party application
accessibility risk</a>, Jessica Guess, University of Cincinnati</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/micro-credentials-educational-opportunity-or-just-another-barrier-to-education/" style="color:blue">Micro-credentials:
Educational Opportunity or Just Another Barrier to Education?</a> Karen McCall,
Karlen Communications</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/are-we-there-yet-the-developing-state-of-mobile-access-equity-2/" style="color:blue">Are
we there yet? The developing state of mobile access equity</a>, Salimah
LaForce, Georgia Institute of Technology</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/session-title-pending-mary-albert-2/" style="color:blue">The
Princeton Approach: Designing and Sustaining an Effective Digital Accessibility
Program</a>, Mary Albert, Princeton University</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/how-to-integrate-accessibility-in-the-procurement-cycle-2/" style="color:blue">How
to Integrate Accessibility in the Procurement Cycle</a>, Andrew Drummond,
Director of IT Accessibility Policy & Programs, State of Maryland</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/leading-from-the-center-digital-accessibility-efforts-through-the-library/" style="color:blue">Leading from the Center: Digital Accessibility
Efforts through the Library</a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, Rebecca
Albrecht Oling, Purchase College Library SUNY</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/easy-steps-for-accessible-lecture-discussion-conference-and-presentation-videos/" style="color:blue">Easy
Steps for Accessible Lecture, Discussion/Conference, and Presentation Videos</a>,
Kristin Juhrs, The University of Alabama</span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pre-Conference</span></h3>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accessibility-testing-workshop-2/" style="color:blue">Accessibility Testing Workshop</a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt;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-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/creating-dazzling-yet-accessible-powerpoint-presentations/" style="color:blue">Creating
Dazzling Yet Accessible PowerPoint Presentations!</a>, Karen McCall, Karlen
Communications</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2022/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">View complete list of virtual sessions</a></span></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> or </span><a href="https://cvent.me/l5rl2g?RefId=virtual2022" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">register now</span></b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">.</span></a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p>
<h2 style="margin:24pt 0in 12pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">More Information </h2>
<p style="margin:0in;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:0in"> </span>720-351-8668<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>or at the email
below. </p>
<p style="margin:0in;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;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">e-mail: <a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org">hkramer@ahead.org</a> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;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">Conference URL:<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://accessinghigherground.org/</span></a> </p></div><div></div><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">Sign up to access the recordings from the </span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,32,96);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/postconferenceresources2021/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">2020 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"> and for <a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/postconferenceresources2021/" target="_blank">AHG 2021 'Watch Parties</a></span></font><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">.' </span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><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 AHEAD's full line-up of <a href="https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/2021-spring-webinars" target="_blank">Spring 2021 webinars</a>. <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>