November 26, 2024

How Microsoft is using AI to improve accessibility

Author: Ray Schroeder
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KYLE WIGGERS, Venture Beat

“We’ve come to know that AI-powered experiences can get a lot of information to a person with a disability, which ultimately empowers their independence,” Mary Bellard, senior accessibility architect at Microsoft, told VentureBeat in an interview ahead of the company’s annual Build developer conference in Seattle. “[We’re working] to make sure we’re not just developing tech for tech’s sake, [but] working on technology that a particular disability community wants and is interested in driving with us.”

https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/06/how-microsoft-is-using-ai-to-improve-accessibility/

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