Signing With Alexa: A DIY Experiment in AI Accessibility
https://medium.com/syncedreview/signing-with-alexa-a-diy-experiment-in-ai-accessibility-57e4407af539
With its fluent voice interactions and ever-widening library of skills, Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa offers a world of convenience. But Alexa’s capabilities lie beyond the reach of many users who have hearing and speaking disabilities.
Digital accessibility issues are being addressed across many consumer product lines, and Amazon recently introduced an Alexa Captioning feature. But as with any challenge in AI, individual developers can also make innovative contributions. People like Abhishek Singh.