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Conquer that cluttered (Gmail Interface) with keyboard short cuts & regain your sanity!

Gmail is still one of the world’s most widely used email services, with a huge share of the global email‑client market and well over a billion active users. Many of those users are blind or low vision and rely on screen readers every day at home, at school, and on the job. The problem is […]

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Disney Theme Parks’ full of discrimination & disrespect to the disabled!

Written by the PASS Blog Team. Disney’s recent changes to its Disability Access Service (DAS) program have made it much harder for many people with disabilities to enjoy its theme parks, especially those who rely on skipping long lines due to physical, sensory, or chronic conditions. The new rules narrow eligibility, require medical-style interviews, and

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Setting Alexa Plus to Automatically Find the Lowest Prices for Items: A Game Changer

By The PASS Power Blog, Holiday Edition It is officially December 2025, and if you have ventured into the digital marketplace lately, you know the weather outside isn’t the only thing that is frightful—pricing volatility is at an all-time high. We are currently witnessing unprecedented “price wars” between retail giants like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and

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Did you get a new computer? Now lets get rid of those annoying Windows 11 Ads….

Have you noticed the ads popping up on your Windows system lately? Especially within the “Start Menu,”  the adds can be for various things, from free apps in the “Microsoft Store,” to other products your system thinks you would like, learning what to, and what not to adjust is helpful and can make your computing

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Gemini 3.0 (Live Mode) describes live video in real time & may replace Siri!

Gemini 3.0 is ushering in a new era of AI-powered learning management and accessibility, combining lightning-fast performance with deep reasoning capabilities that transform how users find, use, and interact with information. The latest upgrades to the Gemini AI LMS introduce “Deep Think,” a reasoning mode that allows Gemini to analyze problems step by step and

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One Year Later: Apple Vision Pro, Accessibility, and the “Dougie Fresh Beatbox” Custom Controls

Revisiting the Apple Vision Pro after our review last year reveals how much this wearable powerhouse has raised the bar for blind and low vision accessibility. Apple has not only upgraded hardware and comfort, but also unveiled stronger accessibility features with vision. Users now benefit from advanced Zoom—allowing detailed magnification of both apps and their

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Breaking Down Barriers: One Woman’s Mission to Empower Blind Voters

By Kim Y. Stanley I interviewed Sherry Gaskins, Second Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind’s local Greater Philadelphia Chapter. I wanted to find out why she felt it was so important to hold trainings on the accessibility features on voting machines for the blind and visually impaired. According to NFB, there are

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