Where it makes a real difference.
FOR PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Describing images and surroundings Reading text from photographs Summarising documents that screen readers handle poorly
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Live transcription of speech Captioning Summarising audio content
FOR PEOPLE WITH MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS
Dictation Reducing the typing required for any task
FOR PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA OR READING DIFFICULTIES
Simplifying dense text Reading aloud Helping structure writing
FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE DIFFERENCES
Breaking complex instructions into steps Explaining things repeatedly without impatience Summarising
THAT LAST POINT
A tool that will explain something for the fifth time without irritation is genuinely valuable.
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Accuracy of descriptions, which may be wrong Reliance where an error would matter
WHAT THIS DOES NOT REPLACE
Properly built accessible websites and services, human support, and specialist assistive technology.
