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
Blind Access Journal Posts
Uncovering the Accessibility of Tabs in Google Docs
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
Unlocking the Power of AI
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
How a “Temporary Error” Encouraged Me to Meet the GMail Standard View Challenge
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
F6 Is Your Friend
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
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
In this approximately 13-minute podcast, take a short break from all the pandemic news and listen to us decorate our Christmas tree. We hope all of you are enjoying happy holidays this year! Please tell us how you and your family are handling social distancing, feeding yourselves and generally getting along, especially from a blind… Finish Reading Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Voting the Almost Accessible Braille Ballot
In this approximately 48-minute podcast, Allison Hilliker tries to avail herself of Maricopa County’s almost-but-not-quite-accessible Braille ballot. We hope everyone had the opportunity to vote in this critical election and that accessibility barriers did not stand in your way. Please tell us how you and your family are handling social distancing, feeding yourselves and generally… Finish Reading Voting the Almost Accessible Braille Ballot
Cleaning Up Our Act: Setting Up the iRobot Roomba E5 Vacuum
In this approximately 37-minute podcast, Allison and Darrell Hilliker learn all about their new iRobot Roomba E5 vacuum cleaner. We would like to learn about your cleaning experiences. Do you use a robot vacuum? What techniques or technologies do you use to keep your house clean from a blindness perspective. Please tell us how you… Finish Reading Cleaning Up Our Act: Setting Up the iRobot Roomba E5 Vacuum
Lighting the World with the Teckin SP20 Wifi Smart Plug
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
Finding Balance: Easter in the Time of the Coronavirus
In this approximately 24-minute podcast, Allison, Allyssa, Arabella and Darrell Hilliker celebrate Easter in the time of the Coronavirus while putting together the Alex Active Monkey Kids Toddler Balance Board. Download: Finding Balance: Easter in the Time of the Coronavirus Please tell us how you and your family are handling social distancing, feeding yourselves and… Finish Reading Finding Balance: Easter in the Time of the Coronavirus