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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Nov 7, 2016 8:12AM

Dear Colleagues:


Online registration for the onsite conference
<http://www.cvent.com/d/hvqm37>; will close today 5:00 p.m. (MST) Today!


Online registration will open again on Wednesday and you can also register
onsite at the conference next week.


Registration for the Virtual Conference
<http://accessinghigherground.org/virtual/>; will remain open



AHEAD & ATHEN members also receive a $75 discount off registration fees.



Keynote Speaker: Tommy Edison, 'The Blind Film Critic-

Not familiar with Tommy Edison, watch his recent movie review of 'Suicide
Squad- <http://blindfilmcritic.com/archives/4287>;



Highlights from this year's event:



(titles link to session description)




- Creating Accessible forms using Adobe Acrobat Pro
<http://accessinghigherground.org/creating-accessible-forms-using-adobe-acrobat-pro/>;,
Karen McCall, Accessible Document Design Consultant, Karlen Communications


- Evaluating Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) for University
Procurement
<http://accessinghigherground.org/evaluating-electronic-information-technology-eit-university-procurement/>;,
James Jackson, EIT Accessibility Coordinator, Michigan State University


- Alternate Format: It's Not Just Handing a Student a Publisher PDF
<http://accessinghigherground.org/alternate-format-not-just-handing-student-publisher-pdf/>;,
Susan Kelmer, CU- Boulder & Pamela Starks, Front Range Community College


- Effectively Accommodating Low Vision Students
<http://accessinghigherground.org/effectively-accommodating-low-vision-students/>;,
Jenna Atkinson & Laura Loree, Utah Valley University


- Generating and Using Accessible Mathematics on the Web
<http://accessinghigherground.org/generating-using-accessible-mathematics-web/>;,
Volker Sorge, Peter Krautzberger, Dr, Samuel Dooley, Pearson


- Getting Ahead of the Curve: Scalable, Accessible, Enterprise-class
Video on the Web
<http://accessinghigherground.org/getting-ahead-curve-scalable-accessible-enterprise-class-video-web/>;,
John Foliot, Principal Accessibility Strategist, Deque Systems


- What One School Learned from DOJ/OCR Rulings at Other Institutions
<http://accessinghigherground.org/one-school-learned-dojocr-rulings-institutions/>;,
Sheryl Burgshahler & Terrill Thompson, University of Washington


- Challenges of notetaking in higher education: Tools to provide
effective accommodations
<http://accessinghigherground.org/challenges-notetaking-higher-education-tools-provide-effective-accommodations-promote-student-independence/>;,
Darrin McCarthy, Disability Officer, University of Nevada, Reno

And over 80 more

View complete agenda
<http://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2016/#cs_2016-11-16>; or *register
now <http://www.cvent.com/d/hvqm37/4W>;*


More Information

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



e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>

Conference URL: http://accessinghigherground.org/

--
Howard Kramer
Conference Coordinator
Accessing Higher Ground
303-492-8672
cell: 720-351-8668

Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
<http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 14-18, 2016.
Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March.



Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up
of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
<http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the *Technology
Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16>;*.
Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your
earliest convenience for the largest selection.



Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
<http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*