Accessing Higher Ground Conference offers discount to CU campuses
Members of CU campus communities receive at least a 5% registration discount for the Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference, set for Nov. 6-10 at the Hilton Denver City Center.
The event includes over 110 sessions on topics such as accessible documents, video, Canvas pages and alternative format.
Accessing Higher Ground also addresses legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance; and campus accommodation, universal design and curriculum accessibility. The conference is relevant for IT and media professionals, course designers and faculty.
Keynote speaker Nina G is a comedian, author and professional speaker who stutters and has dyslexia. For over 20 years, she also has worked in the field of disability services in higher education. Nina will talk about her disability experience spanning generations in her family and the impact of influential individuals, including her parents, teachers, and even those who doubted her abilities.
A sample of session topics includes:
Pre-Conference
- Accessibility Testing Workshop (2023), Karl Groves, Chief Innovation Officer, Level Access (one-day workshop)
- Create accessible documents in Office 365: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, George Joeckel, Online Training Program Manager, Utah State University / WebAIM, (one-day Certificate)
- Innovating Toward Universal Design: Robust Accessible Media and Campus Accessibility Workflows, Kaela Parks, Portland Comm. College
Main Conference
Accessibility Testing: Don’t Just Rely on What Automated Tests Tell You, Mike Williamson, Assistant Director, University of Colorado Boulder
A University-wide strategy for Document Accessibility, Shilpi Kapoor, CEO, 247 Accessible Documents
Incorporating Accessibility into the Library Electronic Resource Acquisition Cycle, Elyssa Gould, Head, Acquisitions & Continuing Resources, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chat GPT, Can You Help Me? Chat GPT as Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities, Krystal Iseminger, Director of Accessibility/Adjunct Faculty, Wichita State University, Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Evaluating Accessibility When Time is Scarce, Rob Carr, Strategic Accessibility Coordinator, WebAIM
See the full agenda here or register now.
Click here for pricing. CU campus affiliates who use their campus email address receive a 5% discount off registration fees; CU-Boulder receives a 10% discount because it is an AHEAD member.
Conference site: https://accessinghigherground.org/
Questions: Howard Kramer, 720-351-8668, or hkramer@ahead.org.