<div dir="ltr"><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">Dear Colleagues:</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"><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">Early registration is now open for the Virtual AHG 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"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2023/#Member_Discounts" style="color:blue"><b>ATHEN & AHEAD members also receive a<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> 20% discount</span></b></a><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> off registration fees</span></b>.</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"><i>(See the above link for more info and for other discounts) </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 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"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" title="https://accessinghigherground.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">AHG 2023: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference</span></a></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 6 - 10, 2023</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">
Hilton Denver City Center & <b><i>Virtual</i></b></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"> </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-overview-2023/" 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 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"><b><i><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(View the
agenda below)</span></i></b></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"><b>Fees:</b><span style="font-size:14pt"> </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">Main Conference fee</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">ATHEN & AHEAD members: $328 </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">Non-members: $410</p>
<h2 style="margin:24pt 0in 12pt;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-style:italic">Highlights from this year’s virtual event: <br><span style="font-weight:normal">(titles link to session description) </span></h2>
<h2 style="margin:24pt 0in 12pt;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-style:italic">Main Conference<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></h2>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;break-after:auto;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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accessibility-testing-dont-just-rely-on-what-automated-tests-tell-you/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue">Accessibility Testing: Don’t Just Rely on What
Automated Tests Tell You</a>, Mike Williamson, Assistant Director, University
of Colorado Boulder</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/a-university-wide-strategy-for-document-accessibility/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue">A University-wide strategy for Document Accessibility</a>,
Shilpi Kapoor, CEO, 247 Accessible Documents<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/ocrs-national-digital-access-team/" style="color:blue">OCR’s
National Digital Access Team</a>, Mary Lou Mobley, National Disability Expert,
U.S. Dept. of Education<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/the-vheap-captioning-initiative/" style="color:blue">The
VHEAP Captioning Initiative</a>, Lori Kressin, University of Virginia<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/eliminate-students-dependence-on-alternative-materials-2/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue">Eliminate Student’s Dependence on Alternative
Materials with EPUB 3</a>, Darrin Evans, Director North Carolina Community
College System<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/providing-classroom-accommodations-in-a-digital-age/" style="color:blue">Providing
classroom accommodations in a digital age</a>, <span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Michael Mace, IT
Manager, Indiana University</span> <span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;break-after:avoid;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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/chat-gpt-can-you-help-me-chat-gpt-as-assistive-technology-for-students-with-disabilities/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue">Chat GPT, Can You Help Me? Chat GPT as Assistive
Technology for Students with Disabilities</a>, Krystal Iseminger, Wichita State
University, Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/eliminate-students-dependence-on-alternative-materials-2/" style="color:blue">Eliminate
Student’s Dependence on Alternative Materials with EPUB 3</a>, <span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Darrin Evans, North Carolina Community College System</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>
<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 3pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;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><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accessibility-testing-workshop-2/" style="color:blue">Accessibility
Testing Workshop</a>, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;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><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</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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"><i>(<a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2023/">And over 35 more</a>)</i></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"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2023/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">View complete virtual agenda</span></a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> or </span><a href="https://cvent.me/bQA30l?RefId=virtual2023" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">register now</span><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;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(36,64,97);font-style:italic">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><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 3pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></h3><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>