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<b>Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference – November 17 – 21, 2025<br>
</b>(Submission Deadline: May 28)</div>
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Dear Colleagues:</div>
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Accessing Higher Ground 2025, the official conference of ATHEN, and presented by AHEAD, is now accepting 2nd-round proposals for its 28th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.</div>
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Accessing Higher Ground addresses topics such as:</div>
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· Accessible media</div>
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· Universal Design</div>
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· Best practices for web & media development</div>
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· Accessible curriculum</div>
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· Alternate format</div>
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· Artificial Intelligence</div>
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· Legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance</div>
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· Evidence-based research</div>
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· other topics related to accessibility in higher education and other environments, including campus-wide or business-wide accessibility initiatives</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">View </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/schedule-2024/" target="_blank" id="OWA4b102846-4b73-091d-4d38-6d7c4dbe4163" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">last year’s sessions</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to
get a sense of the typical agenda and range of topics. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Besides 1 and 2-hr main conference sessions, we are also looking for 3-hr or 6-hr pre-conference proposals. (Pre-con speakers receive additional discounts on conference fees.
</span><span style="color: rgb(50, 113, 107);"><u><a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org?subject=pre-conference%20proposal%20question" target="_blank" id="OWAffb6c413-c1d6-bbfc-97b2-5b8d4e7895ca" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(50, 113, 107);">Contact the
conference organizer</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for more details).</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Use the </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-proposal-form/" target="_blank" id="OWA07f868e9-9fde-fae6-ecd6-0247331a0b04" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">online speaker
proposal form</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to submit your proposal. Additional speaker information can be found on the
</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/speaker-information-2025/" target="_blank" id="OWAaaca1b59-e238-2af8-9cfa-fbc4a51df1f1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">AHG website</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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Discounts:</div>
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· Out of state speakers receive a 10% discount on registration</div>
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· ATHEN and AHEAD members receive an additional 10% discount</div>
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· Pre-con speakers receive 50% discount for 3-hr sessions and 100% waiver for full-day workshops</div>
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If you have any questions about proposal submission, contact Howard Kramer at 720-351-8668 or at the email below.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">e-mail: </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org" id="OWA6c607299-11dc-d0cc-3872-d4d76cc30d02" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">hkramer@ahead.org</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conference URL: </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://accessinghigherground.org/" target="_blank" id="OWA92ab855b-39cb-b46a-3ca7-cad01843c9cf" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">http://accessinghigherground.org/</a></u></span></div>
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