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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Apr 5, 2012 12:14PM

*April 6 Deadline for Proposals for Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible
Media, Web & Technology Conference – November 12 – 16, 2012**



Accessing Higher Ground 2012 <http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/>; is now
accepting proposals for its 15th Annual Conference in Westminster, Colorado.
AHG focuses on accessible media, universal design, best practices for Web
& media design, accessible curriculum, alternate format and other topics
related to accessibility in higher education and other environments. The
speaker proposal form can be found at:
http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/speaker_info2012.html.



You can also view last year’s
sessions<http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/mainconfsched-detail2011.html#Weds>;to
get a sense of the typical agenda and range of topics.



If you have any questions about proposal submission, contact Howard Kramer
at 303-492-8672 or at the email below.

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*Derek Featherstone Announced as this Year’s Keynote Speaker*



We are also very pleased to announce that Derek Featherstone,
internationally known authority on accessibility and web development, a
respected technical trainer, and author, will be this year’s AHG keynote
speaker. Creator of in-depth courses on HTML, CSS, DOM Scripting, and Web
2.0 applications, his approach never fails to champion the cause of web
standards and universal accessibility. As founder of Simply
Accessible<http://simplyaccessible.com/>;,
he has been an in-demand consultant to government agencies, educational
institutions, and private sector companies since 1999. He is Group Lead of
The Web Standards Project and has served on its Accessibility and DOM
Scripting Task Forces. Derek will also conduct hands-on workshops and other
sessions at the conference.





e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>

Conference URL: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference


*If needed, a second round RFP will be announced shortly after the April 6
first-round deadline. Note: there is no guaranty that there will be a
second round opportunity.

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Howard Kramer
AHG Conference Coordinator
Access Specialist
303-492-8672
fax: 492-5601
Disability Services
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