3 Things - Tuesday, June 27

Google’s Parrotron is an AI tool for people with speech impediments
For millions of folks around the world, speech impairment is a fact of life. Roughly 7.5 million people in the U.S. have trouble vocalizing words and phrases, and disorders involving pitch, loudness, and quality affect about 5% of children by the first grade.
Voice Assistants for the Blind or Visually Impaired: A Comprehensive Guide
Voice assistants are changing the way we interact with technology, providing greater accessibility and independence for people with visual impairments. By the end of this guide, you will have a comprehensive understanding of how voice assistants can help enhance the quality of life for people with visual impairments.
Ava: Transcriptions & Captions
Ava uses captions to live transcribe voice to text to provide accessibility for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing (HoH). Ava's speech-to-text app provides 24/7 real-time audio transcription with about 5 errors in 100 words based on AI, and the highest possible accuracy with Ava Scribe at about 1 error in 100 words.