Sponsored by: Amazon

Overview

Alexa makes it easier for customers to order groceries and household essentials, ask product questions, use smart home devices and collaborate with families and caregivers. In this session, Amazon accessibility experts share some of the neat things Alexa can do and how we’re working hard to create experiences that delight customers with disabilities.

Content Disclosure: This presentation will focus exclusively on Amazon products and services and will not include information on other similar or related products.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify three or more Alexa accessibility features that can be useful for people with vision, hearing, speech, and/or mobility disabilities.
2. Identify three ways Alexa can make shopping a little bit easier.
3. Identify two or more ways in which Alexa accessibility features can be useful in one’s daily life or work.

Strand(s)

Mainstream Accessible Technologies; Assistive Technology for Physical Access and Participation

Target Audience

Accessibility Professional; AT Specialists; Caregivers; Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities; Consultants/Trainers; Disability Services; Educators; Faculty/Instructors - Higher Education; Family Members; Occupational Therapists; Special Education Educators; Teachers of the Visually Impaired; Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing; Transition Coordinator; Visual Impairment Specialists; Vocational Rehabilitation

Experience Level

Introductory

Primary Life Cycle Addressed

Elementary - Secondary (K-12); Higher Education; Adult/Senior

Session Delivery Format

Recorded session

Course Schedule

This course was recorded for the ATIA 2024 Conference

Continuing Education Credits

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education CEUs

This course is not eligible for CEUs due to the length of the video.

Speaker/s:

Jessie Lorenz

Amazon, Senior Accessibility Specialist, Alexa Shopping

Biography

Jessie Lorenz is a Senior Accessibility Specialist at Alexa Shopping, combining technical expertise with her background in political science and independent living. She lives in Seattle with her daughter and guide dog, Danica. Jessie has won gold and silver medals in goalball at the Para-Olympics. Her passion lies in advocating for disability inclusion and fostering a more accessible world.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No