VOICE Talks Presented by Google Assistant announces its fourth episode themed, “Why Inclusion and Accessibility are Essential for Voice Technology.” This upcoming premiere episode, hosted by Google Assistant’s Sofia Altuna, will feature interactive discussions with advocates for disabled rights and social justice from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, Heidi Culbertson from Marvee and Team USA Para Powerlifter Garrison Redd and show how developers and partners are utilizing voice technology to work for all users with diverse backgrounds across the globe. The fourth livestream episode airs Thursday, July 30 at 2pm ET/11am PT on voicetalks.ai.
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“Inclusion shouldn’t be an afterthought,” says Annie Jean Baptiste, Head of Product Inclusion at Google and author of ‘Building for Everyone.’ “Race, gender, age, ability, education level, and geographic location are all dimensions of diversity that need to be considered in product development, and one that ambient computing, in particular, has prioritized.”
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Baptiste kicks off the program together with Beth Tsai, Policy Lead for Google Assistant and member of the company’s Trust & Safety team, who will demonstrate what Google is doing to foster inclusion and accessibility and share advice on how others can apply this thoughtful lens to their work.
Speaking from the first-person experience, Garrison Redd, a TEDx speaker, USA para- powerlifter and advocate for disabled rights will have a candid conversation with Ivonne Salazar, director of corporate and foundation relations for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, on how voice technology and accessibility are crucial for the disabled community and describe other resources and services needed in order to improve the quality of living for disabled individuals.
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