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Google Maps Accessibility Update

Google Maps’ next update will include reports regarding accessibility issues at public transit stations, making it much easier to plan your journey.  … So far, the update is available on iOS, Android and desktop platforms. However, it is only available in New York, Paris, Seattle, Boston, Budapest and Brisbane at the time of writing.  Accessing theContinueContinue reading “Google Maps Accessibility Update”

Hear a sound after saying “Ok Google” on Google Home device

When Google Home hears the hotword (“OK Google” or “Hey Google”), it records what you say and sends the recording to Google to fulfill your request. To hear a brief sound at the start and/or end of your request: Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi as your Google HomeContinueContinue reading “Hear a sound after saying “Ok Google” on Google Home device”

An accessible process for inclusive design (Google I/O ’18) – YouTube

Google spells out accessible, inclusive, usable It would be good if all designers took their lead from the likes of Apple and Google: inclusion, accessibility and usabilty are about the design process. Apart from clearly explaining how these terms are linked and can be used together, Google’s half hour video also has some tips and tools forContinueContinue reading “An accessible process for inclusive design (Google I/O ’18) – YouTube”

Can Google Assistant and Voice Search Really Help Those Who Need it the Most ? – State of Digital

There are many voice activated devices to help us in the home and at work, including Google Assistant, Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple and Cortana from Microsoft. … Strategy Analytics predicted that in Q4 2017 that smart speakers would reach 12 million units world wide and so 24 million for all of 2017. Google unveiledContinueContinue reading “Can Google Assistant and Voice Search Really Help Those Who Need it the Most ? – State of Digital”

Google disability support team

Google Accessibility (@googleaccess) 30/1/18, 8:33 am (1/2) We’re pleased to announce the launch of our first dedicated Google disability support team! Agents are available Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm PST through email and only in English language. Contact the team at disability-support-external@google.com. Curated by Lifekludger. Via Twitter

A better world for wheels on Google Maps

Starting today, we’re calling on Local Guides, a community of people who contribute their expertise about places on Google Maps, to add more wheelchair accessibility attributes to the map. If each of our tens of millions of Local Guides answers three of these questions every day for two weeks, we can gather nearly two billion answersContinueContinue reading “A better world for wheels on Google Maps”

Google Maps now lets users add wheelchair accessibility details for locations 

Back in December, Google finally added accessibility details to Maps. It was a long awaited addition, but an extremely welcome one for the more than three million people in the U.S. who require wheelchair accessibility. As we noted at the time, however, the available information still left a lot to be desired. Maps has currentlyContinueContinue reading “Google Maps now lets users add wheelchair accessibility details for locations “

A group of Google employees spent their ‘20% time’ making Google Maps wheelchair-friendly

  Google Maps is now wheelchair-friendly. The wildly popular map app will now tell you whether locations are suitable for people with access needs — and it’s thanks to a group of Googlers who worked on the feature in their “20% time.” It’s a famous policy of the Californian search giant: Employees can spend 20%ContinueContinue reading “A group of Google employees spent their ‘20% time’ making Google Maps wheelchair-friendly”

Meet the Blind Man Who Convinced Google Its Self-Driving Car Is Finally Ready

Steve Mahan’s solo ride showed it’s time to take the car to market. Now 63 and having lost his sight, Mahan has become one of those capsule-bound explorers. In October 2015, he became the first member of the public to ride in Google’s self-driving pod-like prototype, alone and on public roads. No steering wheel, noContinueContinue reading “Meet the Blind Man Who Convinced Google Its Self-Driving Car Is Finally Ready”

Google’s Latest Accessibility Feature Is So Good, Everyone Will Use It | Co.Design | business + design

Google’s Latest Accessibility Feature Is So Good, Everyone Will Use It Though it was developed for users with severe motor impairment, Voice Access could revolutionize how anyone uses their phone. Announced this week at I/O 2016 as something that will ship with Android N, Voice Access is a way for people with severe motor impairmentContinueContinue reading “Google’s Latest Accessibility Feature Is So Good, Everyone Will Use It | Co.Design | business + design”

How Designing For Disabled People Is Giving Google An Edge

Google’s Eve Andersson tells Co.Design how today’s accessibility problems could lead to improvements in robots, Google Maps, and even YouTube. … TEACHING AIS HOW TO NOTICE, NOT JUST SEE Like Microsoft, which recently announced a computer vision-based accessibility project called Seeing AI, Google’s interested in how to convey visual information to blind users through computerContinueContinue reading “How Designing For Disabled People Is Giving Google An Edge”

Google Maps will now Earmark Places That are Wheel Chair Friendly

Google Maps now has an accessibility feature that tells whether or not a given place is wheelchair friendly. The feature is currently available only in select locations. … Google Maps has been ushering in new features on a regular basis and now the map is aiming to be wheelchair friendly. The maps have picked upContinueContinue reading “Google Maps will now Earmark Places That are Wheel Chair Friendly”

How Google designs for the blind

All the big technology companies have dedicated teams working on accessibility — making software and hardware features that allow people with disabilities to use them. Employing people who have disabilities is one way to make sure tools are built with accessibility in mind… Someone with perfect vision might not think to design traffic maps thatContinueContinue reading “How Google designs for the blind”

Speech Recognition – Coming of Age!

Google recently added Voice Typing to Google Docs which really has taken speech recognition to the next level. By simply plugging in a microphone to a desktop computer students can start to use speech recognition immediately. I have found that the speech recognition that’s built into Google Docs to be very accurate and allows studentsContinueContinue reading “Speech Recognition – Coming of Age!”

A convoluted plethora of barely connected cloud silos

Recently on Facebook JP was lamenting the confused state of managing our data in the cloud when multiple identities and platforms are involved. JP Rangaswami New Windsor, United Kingdom · iCloud is terrible. Going back to Microsoft is unthinkable. Having lived through trying to use personal and corporate gmail accounts in parallel, Google is ruled outContinueContinue reading “A convoluted plethora of barely connected cloud silos”