07-05-2019 20:36 via theverge.com

Google’s Project Euphonia helps make speech tech more accessible to people with disabilities

Voice interfaces are more common than ever, but they’re not equally accessible. For example, if you have a speech disorder cause by a neurological impairment like ALS or multiple sclerosis, then using Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa will be off-limits to you. In today’s tech environment, that means missing out on a lot.That’s why Google is launching a new initiative to make speech technology more accessible to those with disabilities. It’s called Project Euphoni
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