<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference –
November 6 – 10, 2023</b></span><br></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">2^nd-Round Proposal Deadline: April 28</p>

<p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Besides 1 and 2-hr main
conference sessions, we are also looking for 3-hr or 6-hr pre-conference
proposals. (6-hr pre-con speakers receive a waiver of conference fees. </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"><a href="mailto:ahg@ahead.org" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(50,113,107)">Contact the conference organizer</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"> for
more details).</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"> </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">The following range of topics, for the pre- or main conference
are of particular interest:</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Braille/Blindness</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Library Collaborations</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Professional Development</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Assistive Technology </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Universal Design for Learning</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Artificial Intelligence</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 66pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)">Captioning</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Use the<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-proposal-form/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">online speaker proposal form</span></a><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>to submit your
proposal. Additional speaker information can be found on the<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-info/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">AHG website</span></a>.</p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Discounts:</p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;margin-right:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span>Out of state speakers receive a 10% discount on
registration</p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;margin-right:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span>ATHEN and AHEAD members receive an additional
discount</p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;margin-right:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span>Pre-con speakers receive 50% discount for 3-hr
sessions and 100% waiver for full-day workshops</p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">View<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2022/#cs_2022-11-16" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">last year’s sessions</span></a><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>to get a sense of the typical agenda and range of
topics. </p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions about proposal submission, 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<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>email<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span>below.</p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">e-mail: <a href="mailto:ahg@ahead.org">ahg@ahead.org</a></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;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><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,</div><div>Howard</div><div><br></div><div>Howard Kramer</div>AHG Conference Director<div>Accessing Higher Ground</div><div>cell: 720-351-8668</div><div><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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/2022-post-conference-resources/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">2022 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></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements</a>.<u></u></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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="color:rgb(34,34,34);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/2023-spring-webinars" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Spring 2023 webinars</a>. <u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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="color:rgb(34,34,34);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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>