Early-bird Registration for Accessible Media, Web & Technology 2021 extended to Oct. 1.

Accessing Higher Ground 2021: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference<https://accessinghigherground.org/>

November 15 - 19, 2021

Sheraton Denver Downtown

Dear WAI Colleagues:



Early-bird Registration for the onsite* 2021 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Conference has been extended to Oct. 1.



*(AHG 2021 will also have a virtual option - learn more<https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2021/>)



Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jaipreet Virdi, historian of medicine, technology, and disability. She is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History at the University of Delaware and the author of Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History.



View her Science Friday Interview on her book Hearing Happiness<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWhpB0jMR0>



Highlights from this year’s event:



(titles link to session description)



  *   PDF Accessibility – Train-the-Trainer<https://accessinghigherground.org/pdf-accessibility-train-the-trainer-2/>, Rob Haverty, Senior Program Manager, Accessibility, Adobe
  *   How to Develop an Efficient Accessibility Testing Process, Lyssa Prince, Oklahoma State University
  *   Perspectives on Teaching Accessibility<https://accessinghigherground.org/perspectives-on-teaching-accessibility/>, Sarah Horton, University of Southampton
  *   Create Accessible Documents in Word, PowerPoint, & Excel (WebAIM Certificate)<https://accessinghigherground.org/create-accessible-documents-in-word-powerpoint-excel/>, George Joeckel, Web Accessibility Specialist, Utah State University / WebAIM
  *   Curricula on Web Accessibility: Build, Compare and Select Courses on Web Accessibility<https://accessinghigherground.org/curricula-on-web-accessibility-build-compare-and-select-courses-on-web-accessibility/>, Daniel Montalvo, Accessibility Education and Training Specialist, W3C
  *   Understanding the ARIA Authoring Practices and Screen Readers<https://accessinghigherground.org/aria-foundations-patterns-and-components-for-improving-web-accessibility-development/>, Dennis Lembree, Director of Accessibility, Diamond
  *   Holistic Accessibility Across the Penn State University<https://accessinghigherground.org/holistic-accessibility-across-the-penn-state-university/>, Binky Lush, Manager, Penn State University Libraries
  *   Streamlining Captioning Services: Lessons Learned From the Pandemic<https://accessinghigherground.org/streamlining-captioning-services-lessons-learned-from-the-pandemic/>, Sarah Herpst, Accessibility Analyst , Indiana University
  *   Website Liability Under US Accessibility Laws<https://accessinghigherground.org/ocrs-year-in-review/>, Mary Lou Mobley, National Disability Expert, U.S. Dept. of Education


And over 80 more


View complete agenda<https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2021/> or register now.<https://cvent.me/7yOMKW>



More Information



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



e-mail: hkramer@ahead.org

Conference URL: http://accessinghigherground.org/


Howard Kramer
CU-Boulder
720-351-8668