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Re: Android Voice Commands

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From: Amber Holladay
Date: Apr 9, 2020 2:17PM

I'm not sure if you are referring to voice command or a screen reader?

Voice command used by blind or low vision on iOS would be SIRI, on Android
it is "Hey Google."

Screen reader (like NVDA) on iOS is Voiceover, on Android it is TalkBack
(not all Android phones support TalkBack fully).

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:01 PM Peter Shikli < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> We're being asked to go beyond our regular website accessibility audits,
> into the unfamiliar area where the blind use voice commands to explore
> the online content that we helped make accessible. They seem able to do
> so well with iPhones but not so with Androids.
>
> Does anyone know of a voice command app we can recommend the blind use
> with their Android smartphones to surf the web with assistive technology
> like NVDA reading the content?
>
> Cheers,
> Peter Shikli
> Access2online Inc.
> www.access2online.com
> Prison inmates helping the internet become accessible
>
>
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