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Agenda Announced for the 2022 Virtual Accessing Higher Ground Conference 2022

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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Oct 9, 2022 3:55PM

AHG 2022: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference
<https://accessinghigherground.org/>

November 14 - 18, 2022


Hilton Denver City Center & Virtual

*(**Read about the onsite option*
<https://accessinghigherground.org/conference-schedule-2022/>*)*



Dear Colleagues:



Early-bird Registration for the virtual 2022 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG)
Conference will end on Oct. 19.



Main Conference fee: $360

($288 with AHEAD or ATHEN membership)

*ATHEN & AHEAD members also receive a **10% discount off registration fees*
<https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2022/#Member_Discounts> for the
onsite conference.



*Keynote Speaker*: *Elsa Sjunneson* 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.



Read more about Elsa <https://www.snarkbat.com/about>



Watch a PBS video about Elsa
<https://www.pbs.org/video/elsa-sjunneson-deafblind-author-audio-description-asl-ce0ald/>
(has
audio description, captioning & ASL)
Highlights from this year's virtual event:

(titles link to session description)


Main Conference

· Gaining Ground with HECVAT 3.02 for IT Purchasing: Evaluating
third-party application accessibility risk
<https://accessinghigherground.org/gaining-ground-with-hecvat-3-02-for-it-purchasing-evaluating-third-party-application-accessibility-risk/>,
Jessica Guess, University of Cincinnati

· Micro-credentials: Educational Opportunity or Just Another Barrier
to Education?
<https://accessinghigherground.org/micro-credentials-educational-opportunity-or-just-another-barrier-to-education/>
Karen McCall, Karlen Communications

· Are we there yet? The developing state of mobile access equity
<https://accessinghigherground.org/are-we-there-yet-the-developing-state-of-mobile-access-equity-2/>,
Salimah LaForce, Georgia Institute of Technology

· The Princeton Approach: Designing and Sustaining an Effective
Digital Accessibility Program
<https://accessinghigherground.org/session-title-pending-mary-albert-2/>,
Mary Albert, Princeton University

· How to Integrate Accessibility in the Procurement Cycle
<https://accessinghigherground.org/how-to-integrate-accessibility-in-the-procurement-cycle-2/>,
Andrew Drummond, Director of IT Accessibility Policy & Programs, State of
Maryland

· Leading from the Center: Digital Accessibility Efforts through the
Library
<https://accessinghigherground.org/leading-from-the-center-digital-accessibility-efforts-through-the-library/>,
Rebecca Albrecht Oling, Purchase College Library SUNY

· Easy Steps for Accessible Lecture, Discussion/Conference, and
Presentation Videos
<https://accessinghigherground.org/easy-steps-for-accessible-lecture-discussion-conference-and-presentation-videos/>,
Kristin Juhrs, The University of Alabama
Pre-Conference

· Accessibility Testing Workshop
<https://accessinghigherground.org/accessibility-testing-workshop-2/>, Gian
Wild, AccessibilityOz

· Creating Dazzling Yet Accessible PowerPoint Presentations!
<https://accessinghigherground.org/creating-dazzling-yet-accessible-powerpoint-presentations/>,
Karen McCall, Karlen Communications



And over 22 more



*View complete list of virtual sessions
<https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2022/>*
or *register
now*. <https://cvent.me/l5rl2g?RefId=virtual2022>
More Information

If you have any questions, contact Howard Kramer at 720-351-8668 or at the
email below.



e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>

Conference URL: http://accessinghigherground.org/

--
Regards,
Howard

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

Sign up to access the recordings from the *2020 Accessing Higher
Ground Conference
<https://accessinghigherground.org/postconferenceresources2021/>* and for AHG
2021 'Watch Parties
<https://accessinghigherground.org/postconferenceresources2021/>.'


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