The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder are organizing the 28th annual Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference, which will take place from November 17 to 21. The event will be held at the Hilton Denver City Center and will also offer a virtual track. The early registration deadline for virtual attendance is Friday.
The conference will feature more than 100 onsite sessions and 42 virtual sessions. Topics include creating accessible documents, PDFs, videos, Canvas pages, and alternative formats. The event will also cover legal and policy issues such as preparing for ADA Title II requirements, Section 508 and ADA compliance, campus accommodation policies, universal design, and curriculum accessibility. The conference is designed for IT professionals, media specialists, course designers, and faculty members.
Mia Ives-Rublee, senior director for the Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress, will deliver the keynote address titled “A Political War on Disability: Eugenics, the Ugly Laws, and How We Can Fight Back.” According to the announcement: “Before joining American Progress, she advocated for disability justice and inclusion at nonprofit organizations and businesses across the United States. She has worked with the Women’s March, Families Belong Together, DC Action Lab and numerous other progressive organizations. She will talk about disability rights in the current environment and how to respond.”
CU Boulder campus affiliates who register with their campus email address are eligible for a 5% discount on registration fees. As an institutional member of AHEAD, CU Boulder affiliates also receive an additional 10% discount.
The full five-day onsite agenda can be viewed or registration completed through the conference website at https://accessinghigherground.org/. The virtual agenda is also available online.
For questions about the conference or registration details—including pricing—contact Howard Kramer at 720-351-8668 or hkramer@colorado.edu.
