https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-tap-to-alexa-accessibility-feature/

Starting today, Amazon has an answer to those questions. It's called "Tap to Alexa," and just as it sounds, it lets owners of the Echo Show touchscreen smart speaker tap on the screen to access customizable shortcuts to common Alexa tricks, including weather, news headlines, timers and more. Users can rearrange those shortcuts as they see fit, or swap them out for other shortcuts based on how they'd like to put Alexa to use. There's also a new keyboard icon -- tap on it, and you'll be able to type out a specific Alexa command with no need to talk at all.

Even better: Amazon tells me that you'll be able to add shortcut buttons that can trigger Alexa Routines, too. Arguably one of Alexa's best features, Routines are custom Alexa commands that can trigger multiple actions at once. For instance, saying "Alexa, lock down," could lock your smart locks, close your smart blinds and turn on your home's smart lights all at once. With Tap to Alexa, you'll now be able to trigger those same Routines by tapping a button on the Show's screen. That's a nice accessibility upgrade for the speech impaired, and something that the wider Alexa user base might want to make use of, too.