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Demonstration: Guide Accessifies the Addition of Components to Salesforce Experience Cloud Site Pages

October 13, 2025 • Darrell Hilliker

At the intersection of the Salesforce ecosystem and the accessibility community, it has been long known that Experience Builder contains task-blocking accessibility issues that hold many disabled people back from being able to perform important job duties including site administration and content management. While the company continues efforts to improve the accessibility of Experience Builder,… Finish Reading Demonstration: Guide Accessifies the Addition of Components to Salesforce Experience Cloud Site Pages

Categories: accessibility, assistive technology, technology, thought provoker, Uncategorized, video, web accessibility

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Uncovering the Accessibility of Tabs in Google Docs

June 5, 2025 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Starting all the way back in April of 2024, Google announced a new tabs feature for Google Docs, providing another way of organizing information in documents similar to that already found in spreadsheets. Soon after that, as the new feature rolled out over the next six months, a support article entitled Use document tabs in… Finish Reading Uncovering the Accessibility of Tabs in Google Docs

Categories: accessibility, documentation, guides, technology, tips, web accessibility

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Unlocking the Power of AI

March 20, 2025 • Darrell Hilliker

Unlocking the Power of AI Presented by the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona The future is here, and it’s smarter than ever. The National Federation of the Blind of Arizona is excited to host our first-ever AI webinar: a deep dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence and how it’s transforming accessibility for… Finish Reading Unlocking the Power of AI

Categories: accessibility, assistive technology, National Federation of the Blind, technology

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How a “Temporary Error” Encouraged Me to Meet the GMail Standard View Challenge

October 14, 2021 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

It was one of those Mondays… No, wait. It was actually Tuesday morning. I opened my work GMail and pressed the button to switch to Basic HTML view only to encounter a temporary error that stopped me in my tracks! I had dabbled in GMail’s Standard view from time to time, but I always returned… Finish Reading How a “Temporary Error” Encouraged Me to Meet the GMail Standard View Challenge

Categories: accessibility, technology, tips • Tags: GMail

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F6 Is Your Friend

June 20, 2021 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

From enterprise collaboration software to web browsers, the little-known F6 keyboard shortcut can do many things that make our lives as blind computer users much easier and more productive. In Slack F6 moves between the major portions of the window, such as channel navigation and workspace selection. It is, in fact, virtually impossible to access… Finish Reading F6 Is Your Friend

Categories: accessibility, assistive technology, documentation, technology, tips

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Lighting the World with the Teckin SP20 Wifi Smart Plug

July 1, 2020 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In this approximately 10-minute podcast, Darrell Hilliker demonstrates the use of the Teckin SP20 WiFi Smart Plug for managing the status of lights. Download: Lighting the World with the Teckin Wifi Smart Plug We hope the ability to turn lights on and off with our voices will draw attention, and toddler hands, away from cords… Finish Reading Lighting the World with the Teckin SP20 Wifi Smart Plug

Categories: fun, podcast, technology

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Connecting All the Things: Setting Up the Eero Whole Home WiFi System

September 17, 2019 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In this one-hour podcast, Darrell Hilliker unboxes and demonstrates the setup of a new Eero Whole Home WiFi system from a blind person’s perspective. Download: Eero Setup Demo Although not perfectly accessible in all respects, the Eero WiFi system represents a painless way to easily deploy wireless Internet connectivity throughout your home. If you decide… Finish Reading Connecting All the Things: Setting Up the Eero Whole Home WiFi System

Categories: Aira, podcast, reviews, technology

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Redefining Access: Questions to Ponder in the Age of Remote Assistance

March 29, 2018 • Allison Hilliker

Overview There is an area of assistive technology that has recently been gaining momentum, and I would like to explore what that means for us as blind people. We are seeing an emergence of platforms that allow individuals to virtually connect with sighted assistants. Users refer to this category of technology by different terms such… Finish Reading Redefining Access: Questions to Ponder in the Age of Remote Assistance

Categories: accessibility, advocacy, assistive technology, employment, opinion, technology, thought provoker

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Never Say “No”: Expand Your TechVision with Dr. Denise Robinson

July 14, 2017 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In this approximately 45-minute podcast, Allison, Allyssa and Darrell Hilliker talk with Dr. Denise Robinson all about her company, TechVision and her thoughts about the education of blind children and adults. Listen or Pause: Denise Robinson Download: Denise Robinson TechVision Low-cost technology lessons for blind children and adults from a certified teacher of the visually… Finish Reading Never Say “No”: Expand Your TechVision with Dr. Denise Robinson

Categories: assistive technology, Braille, podcast, technology

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In a World Ravaged by Inaccessibility, Aira Brings New Hope to the Blind Community

May 28, 2017 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Do you cringe every time you think about that huge pile of print accumulating in your mail basket? Are you worried you might miss something important to your family or be forced to pay a late fee on a bill for the stupid reason that you missed the print notice that was mailed to you… Finish Reading In a World Ravaged by Inaccessibility, Aira Brings New Hope to the Blind Community

Categories: assistive technology, iPhone, reviews, technology

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