[Athen] Welcome to AHG Precon!

[foreigntype at gmail.com via athen-list]

15 November 2025

Hi everyone,

The 28th annual Accessing Higher Ground Adaptive Technology Conference is
almost upon us!  I am so glad to see how many of you have signed up for the
pre-conference workshop on Adaptive Technology Professional Development
Overview: From Inventory to Intake to Implementation.

Those of you who signed up will have received a welcome email from me, but
as I no longer have a dot edu address, my email may have gone into your
spam or junk folder (email address is: foreigntype @ gmail.com). Check your
spam folders!

This is a 2-day pre-conference workshop designed for disability resources
offices and colleges, specifically directed at adaptive technology staff in
learning how to research & evaluate adaptive technologies, make
recommendations for adoption of AT on the campus, how to upgrade or
purchase AT, and how to train and support students in learning the
recommended adaptive technologies.  The workshop itself is divided into 8
separate modules and the training is tied to specific disability
categories.  The foundation of this course is based on a professional
growth course developed for AHEAD in 2023.

Each module includes the PPT, readings, interactive discussions among the
group, and mini-quiz evaluations after each module.  Over the course of 2
days the participants will create a shared Google doc with results of your
findings, research, & links.  A certificate of completion is provided to
those who complete the 2-day workshop.

The workshop was originally set up as a bring-your-own-device (tablet,
laptop), but we are in the Denver lab, so desktop computers will be
available.

Over the course of the workshop, you will learn about a wide variety of
different types of adaptive technologies as they relate to specific
disabilities, you will learn how to link adaptive technology to the
specific disabilities and individual needs, as well as learn how to develop
strategies for advising faculty, administrators and campus staff to
collaborate on campuswide accessibility.

The PowerPoint & reading lists are available in the Handout section for
this preconference workshop.  Do please let me know if you have any
questions or accessibility needs, if not yet provided to Howard Kramer &
the conference organizers.

Hopefully everyone will have smooth & safe travels to and from Denver.
Fingers crossed!

See you soon,

Wink Harner, Workshop Presenter


Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com

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