<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">Dear ATHEN Colleagues,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">I am writing to invite you to
attend the 28<sup>th</sup> 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. </span></p>
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ADA Title II Requirements and the Opportunities and Challenges of AI</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2025/#Member_Discounts" style="color:blue"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,127)"><span style="color:windowtext">ATHEN/ AHEAD members also receive
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Highlights from this year’s
event: </span></i></b></p>
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descriptions) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Pre-Conference </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">(Monday & Tuesday, November 17-18)<br>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">BYOD Lab: </span><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/managing-the-build-of-an-accessible-web-site-2025/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)">Managing the build of an accessible web site (2025)</span></a><span style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(64,63,66)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">BYOD Lab: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/mobile-accessibility-for-web-sites-and-native-apps-2025/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">Mobile
accessibility for web sites and native apps (2025)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(64,63,66)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Main Conference</span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/wcag-acr-and-vpat-oh-my-unlocking-the-abcs-of-accessibility/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">WCAG, ACR, and VPAT oh
my! Unlocking the ABC’s of procuring accessible products</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">,<b></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:0in;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Becky Gibson, Lead Accessibility Specialist,
UKG</span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt;text-indent:0in"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(40,79,161)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/planning-creating-accessible-digital-communications-assets-revision/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">Planning and Creating
Accessible documents, media and other digital material</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Craig
Boassaly, President, Eliquo Training & Development Incorporated<br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(40,79,161)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/ai-and-digital-accessibility-the-good-the-bad-the-hopeful/" title="proposal description" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)">AI
and Digital Accessibility: The Good, The Bad, The Hopeful</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;text-indent:0in;break-after:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Aaron Arvig, Digital Accessibility
Coordinator, State of Minnesota</span><span style="font-size:16px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:14pt;text-indent:0in">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt;text-indent:0in;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/ken-nakata-legal-session-2025-repeat/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">Web Accessibility Legal Update 2025</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt;text-indent:0in">, Ken Nakata, Converge
Accessibility</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-indent:0in"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/the-accessible-math-guide-2/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">The Accessible Math Guide</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">, Darrin Evans, North Carolina Community
College System<br>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/navigating-procurement-accessibility-from-vpats-to-vendor-credibility/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">Navigating Procurement
Accessibility: From VPATs to Vendor Credibility</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">, Aaron Page, Allyant</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/shift-left-and-up/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">Shift Left, and Up</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">, </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Rob Carr, Utah State
University / WebAIM</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 0.5in;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/update-to-the-mobile-accessibility-testing-guidelines-2/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">Update to the Mobile Accessibility
Testing Guidelines</span></a>, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br>
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site: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2025/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)">https://accessinghigherground.org/virtual-2025/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"> </span></p>
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Howard Kramer, 720-351-8668 or </span><span style="color:rgb(40,79,161)"><a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org?subject=AHG%20Virtual%202025" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(40,79,161)">hkramer@ahead.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">.</span></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,</div><div>Howard</div><div><br></div><div>Howard Kramer</div>AHG Conference Director<div>Accessing Higher Ground</div><div>cell: 720-351-8668</div><div><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sign up to access the recordings from the </span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,32,96);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/2024-post-conference-resources/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">2024 Accessing Higher Ground Conference</a>.</b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#002060" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://accessinghigherground.org/about/#Join_Our_Mailing_List" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements</a>.<u></u></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Complete program information and registration is open for AHEAD's full line-up of <a href="https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/2025-spring-webinar-series" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Spring 2025 webinars</a>. <u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><a href="https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/conferences/ahead-2025" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Registration is open for the 2025 AHEAD Conference in Denver, CO</a>. July 14 - 18, 2025.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Not yet a member of AHEAD? <b><a href="http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">We welcome you to join AHEAD now.</span></a></b></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>