[Athen] Early Registration for the AHG 2025 Virtual Conference is Now Open (ends Oct. 24)

[Howard Kramer via athen-list]

Dear ATHEN Colleagues,



I am writing to invite you to attend the 28th Annual Accessing Higher
Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference, which will take
place both virtually and at the Hilton Denver City Center, Denver,
Colorado, November 17 -21, 2025.



*Focus on ADA Title II Requirements and the Opportunities and Challenges of
AI*



*ATHEN/ AHEAD members also receive a 15% discount*
<https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2025/#Member_Discounts>* off
virtual registration fees*.



If you cannot make it to Denver for the onsite program, this year’s
conference includes over 42 virtual sessions on specific topics such as
creating accessible Office and PDF documents, web pages, multimedia, and
Learning Management System pages. In addition, the upcoming ADA Title II
requirements and the opportunities and challenges of AI will be a
particular focus.



*(View the program below)*



*Register Here <https://bit.ly/4mJvSX2>*





*Highlights from this year’s event: *

(Titles link to session descriptions)



*Pre-Conference *



*(Monday & Tuesday, November 17-18) *

·       BYOD Lab: Managing the build of an accessible web site (2025)
<https://accessinghigherground.org/managing-the-build-of-an-accessible-web-site-2025/>


·       BYOD Lab: Mobile accessibility for web sites and native apps (2025)
<https://accessinghigherground.org/mobile-accessibility-for-web-sites-and-native-apps-2025/>



*Main Conference*



·       WCAG, ACR, and VPAT oh my! Unlocking the ABC’s of procuring
accessible products
<https://accessinghigherground.org/wcag-acr-and-vpat-oh-my-unlocking-the-abcs-of-accessibility/>
,

Becky Gibson, Lead Accessibility Specialist, UKG

·       Planning and Creating Accessible documents, media and other digital
material
<https://accessinghigherground.org/planning-creating-accessible-digital-communications-assets-revision/>

Craig Boassaly, President, Eliquo Training & Development Incorporated
·       AI and Digital Accessibility: The Good, The Bad, The Hopeful
<https://accessinghigherground.org/ai-and-digital-accessibility-the-good-the-bad-the-hopeful/>

Aaron Arvig, Digital Accessibility Coordinator, State of Minnesota
·       Web Accessibility Legal Update 2025
<https://accessinghigherground.org/ken-nakata-legal-session-2025-repeat/>,
Ken Nakata, Converge Accessibility

·       The Accessible Math Guide
<https://accessinghigherground.org/the-accessible-math-guide-2/>, Darrin
Evans, North Carolina Community College System

·       Navigating Procurement Accessibility: From VPATs to Vendor
Credibility
<https://accessinghigherground.org/navigating-procurement-accessibility-from-vpats-to-vendor-credibility/>,
Aaron
Page, Allyant

·       Shift Left, and Up
<https://accessinghigherground.org/shift-left-and-up/>*, *Rob Carr, Utah
State University / WebAIM

·       Update to the Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines
<https://accessinghigherground.org/update-to-the-mobile-accessibility-testing-guidelines-2/>,
Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz

*(**and 35 others*
<https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2025/>*)*


More Information



View the complete list of virtual sessions
<https://accessinghigherground.org/accepted-virtual-sessions-ahg-2025/>
or register
here <https://bit.ly/4mJvSX2>.

Conference site: https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2025/

Questions: Contact Howard Kramer, 720-351-8668 or hkramer at ahead.org
<hkramer at ahead.org?subject=AHG%20Virtual%202025>.

-- 
Regards,
Howard

Howard Kramer
AHG Conference Director
Accessing Higher Ground
cell: 720-351-8668

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Complete program information and registration is open for AHEAD's full
line-up of Spring 2025 webinars
<https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/2025-spring-webinar-series>
.


Registration is open for the 2025 AHEAD Conference in Denver, CO
<https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/conferences/ahead-2025>. July 14
- 18, 2025.



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