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NARRATOR: Google Assistant accessibility videos.
Google Nest Hub accessibility features.
KIRAN KAJA: Hello and welcome.
I am Kiran, and I'm here with my colleague Kendra.
In this video, we are going to demonstrate
how to make the Google Home Hub accessible.
Google Home Hub is a smart display made by Google.
It includes the functionality of a Google Home,
but also has a seven-inch touchscreen display.
The primary mode of interaction with the Google Home Hub
is still voice, but the screen also
displays information visually.
The Home Hub has a range of accessibility features.
It includes a screen reader so that people
who are blind or visually impaired
can access information on the screen.
It also supports magnification gestures and color inversion,
which can help people with low vision see the screen better.
It also supports closed captions for media playback.
Like the Google Home, the Home Hub
also supports turning on sounds for when you say, "OK, Google,"
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Or "Hey, Google,"
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And when you stop speaking.
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To change any accessibility settings on the Google Home
Hub, you will need to use the Google Home
app on a smartphone.
I am blind myself, and I am using the TalkBack screen
reader on Android for this demo.
But you can also do this on the Google Home app
on iPhone or on iPad.
I have the Google Home Hub set up already,
and I will find the Accessibility settings for it
now in the Google Home app.
I'll find the account tab in the bottom right corner.
SCREEN READER: Account button.
KIRAN KAJA: Now I'll scroll down the list to find local devices.
SCREEN READER: 13 local devices.
Double-tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: I'll open local devices by double-tapping it.
SCREEN READER: Home.
Add to a room button.
KIRAN KAJA: Now in this list of local devices,
I am looking for the living room display.
So I'll just scroll down the list.
SCREEN READER: Living room display.
KIRAN KAJA: I'll double-tap to open the living room display.
SCREEN READER: Home.
KIRAN KAJA: Now I'm looking for device settings.
SCREEN READER: Equalizer settings.
Open device settings.
Double-tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: Double-tap to open device settings.
SCREEN READER: Device settings.
Navigate up button.
Double-tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: I'll now scroll down to accessibility settings.
SCREEN READER: Guest mode off.
Accessibility.
KIRAN KAJA: I'll double-tap to open accessibility settings.
SCREEN READER: Accessibility.
KIRAN KAJA: Now that I'm under accessibility settings,
I'll turn on the start and end sounds under audio options.
SCREEN READER: Play start sound off switch.
Double-tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: Double-tap to turn it on.
SCREEN READER: On.
Play and sound off switch.
KIRAN KAJA: I'll double-tap again to turn on end sounds
as well.
SCREEN READER: On.
KIRAN KAJA: Let's ask Google Home Hub a question.
Hey, Google.
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Tell me about the Grand Canyon.
GOOGLE HOME HUB: According to Wikipedia,
the Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon
carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.
KIRAN KAJA: The next setting on our audio options
is the screen reader.
When you turn on the screen reader,
you can use certain gestures to have text
on the screen read out to you.
Now I'll turn on the screen reader
and demonstrate a few basic gestures.
SCREEN READER: Screen reader off switch.
Double-tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: I'll double-tap to activate the screen reader.
SCREEN READER: On.
GOOGLE HOME HUB: Chromebox Spoken Feedback is ready.
Google Home Hub.
KIRAN KAJA: Now that the screen reader is on,
let's ask about the Grand Canyon again.
Hey, Google.
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Told me about the Grand Canyon.
GOOGLE HOME HUB: According to Wikipedia,
the Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon
carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.
KIRAN KAJA: Now that the screen reader is turned on,
I will demonstrate a few basic gestures.
I can touch the screen and move my finger around
to read what's being displayed on the screen.
GOOGLE HOME HUB: Fri, mostly sunny, 66 degrees, 44 degrees.
Button.
Double-tap to activate.
Sat, mostly cloudy, 65 degrees, 46 degrees.
Button.
Sun, partly cloudy, 67 degrees, 47 degrees.
Button.
Double-tap to activate.
Coming up.
Double-tap to activate.
Add a reminder.
Double-tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: You can also use the left and right swipe gestures
to move to the previous or next item and read that.
GOOGLE HOME HUB: Fri, January 25.
Fri, mostly sunny, 66 degrees, 44 degrees.
Sat, mostly cloudy, 65 degrees, 46 degrees.
Sun, partly cloudy, 67 degrees, 47 degrees.
Weather.com.
Anchor.
Double tap to activate.
KIRAN KAJA: My colleague Kendra will now
demonstrate the magnification and color inversion features.
KENDRA: Hi.
I'm Kendra and I'm a program manager for accessibility.
I'm going to demonstrate how the magnify screen
and color inversion options work on Home Hub.
Since we're already in the accessibility settings,
simply tap on Magnify Screen to turn on.
Once you turn on magnify screen, you
can use a three-finger tap gesture to start and stop
magnification.
Now I'll just triple-tap with one finger
to magnify the screen.
Color inversion works by inverting the colors.
This can make it easier on the eyes
for some people with a sensitivity to brightness,
or for anyone who could use a little higher contrast.
Again, since we're already in the accessibility settings,
I'm going to simply tap on Color Inversion to turn it on.
You can also turn on closed captions for video content.
When you play videos on a service that
respects the setting, closed captions
will automatically be displayed.
Going back to the accessibility settings after selecting
closed captioning, simply tap Video Content to turn it on.
Now you can say, hey Google.
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Play Google Local Guides on YouTube.
GOOGLE HOME HUB: OK, here's Google Local Guides on YouTube.
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There is a journey behind every photo.
KENDRA: Hey, Google.
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Cancel.
This was just a quick overview of the accessibility features
on Google Home Hub.
For more ways the Assistant can help you in your daily life,
watch the videos and the rest of the series linked
in the description below.
KIRAN KAJA: We would love to hear from our users.
If you have questions, comments, or feedback on accessibility
of Google products, please get in touch with us by email
at disability-support@google.com,
or check out support.google.com/accessibility
for additional accessibility support options.
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