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*Update: when this blog was published in November 2017, Alexa was only available in 3 countries. In December 2017, announced a massive expansion to offer Echo devices in over 80 countries. Recently, we highlighted intelligent voice assistants as one of the four most recent trends in the assistive technology indu
*Update: when this blog was published in November 2017, Alexa was only available in 3 countries. In December 2017, announced a massive expansion to offer Echo devices in over 80 countries. Recently, we highlighted intelligent voice assistants as one of the four most recent trends in the assistive technology industry because of their ability to reduce many barriers to accessing mobile technologies for individuals with physical disabilities, vision or hearing loss, and intellectual disabilities. An intelligent voice assistant is a software that incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) with a human-like interface. Elements include voice response that simulates conversations

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