{"id":8483,"date":"2023-09-18T06:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T04:33:00","slug":"amazon-alexa-collaborates-with-guide-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/amazon-alexa-collaborates-with-guide-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Alexa collaborates with Guide Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Alexa has teamed up with Guide Dogs to promote the benefits of voice activated technology for the blind and low vision community in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abby-playing-ukulele-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abby-playing-ukulele-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abby-playing-ukulele-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abby-playing-ukulele-60x55.jpg 60w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abby-playing-ukulele.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com.au\/news\/devices\/amazon-alexa-teams-up-with-guide-dogs-to-launch-new-alexa-program-for-blind-and-low-vision-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">education and installation program<\/a> will gift Guide Dogs clients an Echo Dot device to help navigate through their daily routines more independently with an option\u00a0 to self-finance additional smart home devices like smart lights, plugs, pet feeders, or vacuums.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complementing this launch is the introduction of the Guide Dogs for Alexa Skill, offering voice access to Guide Dogs news, services, information, and the convenience of requesting call-back support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To read more about how Amazon Alexa is assisting those who are blind or have low vision click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com.au\/news\/devices\/alexa-helps-older-blind-and-low-vision-australians-thrive-with-smart-speaker-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abby and Gavan at home with Amazon Alexa - with audio description ?Alexa Stories\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKrhcP1WvX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon Alexa has teamed up with Guide Dogs to promote the benefits of voice activated technology for the blind and low vision community in Australia. 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