[MUSIC PLAYING]
KIRAN KAJA: Google Assistant Accessibility videos.
Welcome.
I am Kiran Kaja, and I am the accessibility lead for Search
and Assistant at Google.
Google's mission is to organize world's information
and make it universally accessible and useful.
We take this mission very seriously,
and we believe that access to information and technology
can have a profound impact on lives
of people with disabilities.
I am legally blind myself.
I have a little bit of light perception,
but no useful sight.
I rely entirely on assistive technology, as well as
accessible mainstream technology,
to be productive at work and to live independently.
In this video series, I'm going to tell you
how Search and Assistant features benefit
users with disabilities.
Your Google Assistant can help you find information
or perform tasks all by using voice, or, if you prefer,
a keyboard.
You can think of the Google Assistant
as the brains behind Google Home, which is
a smart speaker made by Google.
The Assistant is what powers the device.
Here's one way I use my Assistant.
Hey, Google.
What's my agenda for today?
- There are two entries today.
At 4:00 PM, you have meet with Jack.
After that, at 5:00 PM, you have team off-site.
KIRAN KAJA: As you can see, it was simple and straightforward.
I didn't have to find my mobile phone,
unlock it, use my screen reader to navigate the touch screen,
find the Google App, and find the agenda.
I could just ask the Assistant instead.
Your Assistant can help you on a wide range of devices,
including Google Home speakers, Android smart phones, iPhones,
iPads, smart TVs, and much, much more.
The Google Assistant reduces complexity
in interacting with technology, and not
just for blind and visually-impaired users.
Later on in this series, my colleague Patrick,
who uses a wheelchair, will talk about how
the Google Assistant has helped him live more independently.
To learn more ways the Google Assistant
can help you in your daily life, watch the rest of the videos
in this series linked in the description below.
If your needs are not met in this video series,
please check back soon for more videos with additional tips.
To learn more about accessibility features
in Google products, please visit Google.com/Accessibility.
You can also contact the Google Accessibility support desk
by sending an email to disability-support@Google.com.
Alternatively, you can tweet us @googleaccess.
[MUSIC PLAYING]