Inspiration
Current internet screen readers for visually impaired people read every word on the webpage. Visually impaired people suffer from “information overload”, as a result of being unable to skim webpages.
What it does
Given keywords, a shortened version of an article is read out by the Amazon Alexa.
How we built it
AWS Lambda, Alexa
Challenges we ran into
Uploading files properly, learning Alexa skills, API calling speed, dynamic value insertion into skill slots
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Getting the API call to work!
What we learned
Python APIs, managing handlers
What's next for Accessibility Reader
Improve speed, add support for non-URL input (searching for articles on a topic, hearing options, and choosing one for Alexa to read), expanding or sharing article using Alexa’s follow-up mode
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