People have benefited much from technology, which has led to significant global advancement. Today, individuals may use their phones to communicate with distant parties, read hundreds of books on a single Kindle, discover directions to their destination on online maps, and do so much more. Since technology is a tool for improving people’s lives, it makes sense that it will also assist in improving the lives of disabled people.
One billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, are disabled in some way, and a wide variety of technological advancements enable these individual lives better. These tools might in some way provide support for people who are armless and legless or assist the blind in reading. So let’s have a look at three technological innovations that have made it easier for individuals with disabilities to overcome obstacles and access support so they can live their lives to the fullest!
Google has launched a new app called Reading Mode today. It helps people with visual imparities and dyslexia read the content on the screen — especially articles. Once you install it on your phone, you will have to turn on the toggle for the app under the Accessibility settings. This allows the app to have a floating button on the screen all the time, so you can turn any app or webpage into a more accessible version.
ToneTag
Driving innovation and efficiency in the voice-commerce platform is the“Pay with Voice” solution. The “Pay with Voice” solution enables voice-based payments through voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri and also ensures high-level security in terms of payments as the transaction is done through recognition of the user’s voice. Core to ToneTag’s voice commerce platform is the patented algorithm that puts identity to voice and transfers that identity to audio or voice for near-perfect transmission.
Alexa
Echo devices are voice-controlled smart speakers designed entirely around your voice—they are always ready, hands-free, and fast. Alexa is the brain behind Echo—since Alexa runs in the cloud, the service is always getting smarter. You can ask Alexa to answer questions, play music, turn lights on and off, give sports scores, check the weather, and more – with simple voice commands – hands-free.
