Darrell Hilliker 👨‍🦯♾️📡 / is on Nostr

Disability, diversity, equality and equity inclusion champion. Accessibility support engineer. Salesforce Administrator certified. IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) certified. FCC Amateur Radio Extra Class licensed callsign NU7I. Blind husband and homeschooling father of two daughters.

Last Notes

2024-09-06 21:44:38

I had to deal with two shocking, significant #accessibility issues at work today... My conclusion is: It's time for all companies to really get serious about accessibility. How? You ask. Well... Let me tell ya'... All new hires who will ever touch any front-end code, design or user-interface elements should be required to have at least 3 years of accessibility experience and/or hold a Web Accessibility Specialist certification. Existing engineers should be required to earn it in 6 months.

2024-07-28 23:14:51

I am very frustrated with the Kamala #Harris campaign emails full of images without descriptive alt attributes and other similar #WCAG #accessibility violations. Does anyone know how to actually reach a person with the team who might be able to fix this?

2024-07-25 01:03:03

Deep in to the #Covid19 pandemic on May 20, Donald met with a bunch of #disability rights advocates and others, then asked if it was really worth keeping “those people” alive given the expense. That's the kind of bad person Donald really is. Do not be fooled! #accessibility

2024-07-25 01:03:03

2024-07-18 21:59:02

An #Uber driver refused to transport me from the Cosmopolitan Hotel to the airport on my way home from the #DisabilityIn conference because I am blind! I have already reported the discrimination with Uber. I am also reporting the incident to the Las Vegas Police Department and I will also be contacting the NV Attorney General's Office. Does anyone have any other ideas on how I can call additional attention to this incidet so we reduce the likelihood of it's being repeated? #accessibility #blind

2024-07-15 15:54:39

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@npub1zyl…t54n No.It was about a blind person who lost a great job opportunity because of inaccessible software!

2024-07-15 12:35:08

I've already heard one heartbreaking #accessibility story here at #DisabilityIn and I'm just wondering how many more I will hear before the week is out? It's already 2024 and disabled people are still losing out on job opportunities due solely to inaccessible software.

2024-07-13 18:10:20

I wonder, for example, what a #Republican would say if a gay baker refused to make a wedding cake for a straight couple because of their orientation or if a Muslim restaurant owner refused to serve “those Christian infadels?” I just don't think they'd like that very much. Would they just suck it up or would they find a way to take action?why is one person's “freedom” more important than another's?

2024-07-12 22:33:28

Just always keep in mind that, ultimately, the “best” antenna is always the one that you can easily set up and gets you on the air making contacts. #AmateurRadio #HamRadio

2024-07-07 10:44:15

Hey everyone. I'm thinking that, when we experience an #accessibility issue, we might want to start not only asking that the bug be fixed but also insisting that their support team try helping us devise a workaround while awaiting a fix. Wonder if that might help bubble up more accessibility issues so they get greater visibility?

2024-07-02 01:35:35

Look, everyone... The trouble with #accessibility testing tools like #ANDI is that a person can end up performing accessibility testing without experiencing content as an actual #disabled user. It insulates them from using keyboard-only navigation, screen readers, screen magnification, etc. This just seems fundamentally wrong to me. #TrustedTester #DHS #Section508

2024-06-27 01:00:50

I just learned the #Disability:In Conference uses an app called #Whova which contains significant low-hanging-fruit accessibility barriers including unlabeled buttons and lacks any sort of public #accessibility commitment. Shouldn't #disability conferences have the highest bar when it comes to accessibility expectations? Who runs this anyway? Non-disabled people? #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

2024-06-14 23:23:34

Hey everyone. Let's please all keep in mind that *all* extremism is bad, whether it is #conservative #Christian #Islamic #Jewish #liberal or something else. When we're so closed-minded, it becomes far too easy for us to lose our humanity so that we forget that our actions and words can hurt real people.

2024-05-31 21:18:22

Hey everyone. On Wednesday I learned that I successfully passed my #CPACC exam! That combined with my existing #WAS certification makes me a #CPWA now! This has been a long-standing dream and goal of mine and I am ecstatic to have finally accomplished this achievement! #accessibility

2024-05-27 23:19:10

If you are #blind and you have been locked out of being able to use your InstantPot after the inaccessible app update, please email support@instantpot.com and refer to Case 02284154 asking that they restore #VoiceOver #accessibility to their #iOS app.

2024-05-27 20:33:40

My non-blindness physical disabilities are worsening and I have realized after an antenna incident over the weekend that I can no longer maintain my #AmateurRadio station all by myself. If anyone out here is a #HamRadio op in the West Valley of the #Phoenix area in #Arizona I'd really appreciate a DM if you're interested in helping. I'd really like to keep my station on the air. Thanks and 73.

2024-05-18 01:43:07

Let's all keep in mind that we're in the 21st century now and there are lots of great resources to learn about and start doing correct, accessible design and coding. Good people practice #accessibility and inclusive design while bad people with low-quality, tarnished reputations practice inaccessible, discriminatory design and development. The right answer is clear to see my friends!

2024-05-09 02:13:23

Let’s all please keep in mind that #accessibility is all about who will and will not be included. It is nothing less and it is not just some sort of technical compliance issue. The key is impact.