A visionary! Founder of Hearing AI for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Enthusiastic hacker, learning a lot to be a better leader!
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Excited to share that my hackathon idea on Windows Live captions is now available on Windows 11 blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
It has taken a village (Windows, Accessibility, Azure Cognitive Services teams) to bring this idea to reality. I am thankful for this tremendous collaboration
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I never planned to be a corporate shill
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I ❤️ Microsoft Translate!
It enables me to read Francoist laws proscribing female employment and all the specific conditions!
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To celebrate #GAAD, we created a video to show what's possible when Accessibility is a priority. Throughout history, people with disabilities have contributed to many useful inventions that have improved the quality of life for everyone.
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Thanks @swethamvnv for joining us today for an interview for the #HumansInAI show.
You can check all the episodes of Humans in #AI here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
#MVPSummit #MVPBuzz
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📣 Mark your calendars—#MVPSummit is back with three days jam-packed with technical deep dives and feedback sessions with Microsoft product engineers. Register today: msft.it/60105NAU8
ALT Text reads M V P Global Summit. April 18 to 20, 2023." 3 D rendering of laptop on a step with various items beneath it and a flower in the foreground.
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Ability Summit will now start at 10am PST Wednesday to respect services taking place Wednesday morning to honor Judy Heumann.
ALT Blue background with colorful swooping shapes of pink, purple, and orange. Text overlay: #AbilitySummit. Ability Summit will now start at 10:00 AM PT. Register and tune in. https://msft.it/60135UNWF
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We are very excited to announce that we have redesigned Microsoft Translator iOS app and upgraded it with cool and advanced AI technologies.
Try out the app: apps.apple.com/us/app/micros…
Learn more: microsoft.com/en-us/translat…
youtu.be/-OKpyu_FS4c
#Microsoft #MicrosoftTranslator
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Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPWD2022. Celebrating all those working to build an accessible and equitable world. Folks like these..
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Swetha Machanavajhala (@SwethaMVNV), product manager on Azure Cognitive Service Translator team, came up with the idea of platform captions embedded in Windows to provide captioning for any audio source. blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
Remote work challenges inspire Windows 11 updates to increase productivity and lessen distractions blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
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This year's Microsoft #AbilitySummit is quickly approaching on May 10! Register at abilitysummit.event.microsof… & learn more on the latest product developments and disability inclusion from internal and external experts!
ALT Headshot images of the Ability Summit 2022 speakers with the words 12th Annual Ability Summit on May 10 at the top, and Ability Summit logo with the words Imagine, Build, Include.
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Azure Cognitive Services is making virtual meetings better with universal captioning - featuring our own Swetha Machanavajhala! cnn.com/2022/04/05/tech/wind…
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It’s FINALLY alive. A thing the #Windows & #Accessibility team have been working on for a long time: Live Captions in Windows!
Awesome for Hard of Hearing + ADHD friends too 👇🏼
WIN + Ctrl + L
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 | Windows Insider Blog blogs.windows.com/windows-in…
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Exciting updates!!
CART is coming to @MicrosoftTeams! CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) joins portfolio of features.. live captions, transcription and more.
This and a lot more #accessibility M365 goodness👇
blogs.microsoft.com/accessib…
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"A Taxonomy of Sounds in Virtual Reality" won Best Paper at #ACMDIS2021! This Microsoft Research paper provides an exploration of sound in VR for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing to create consistent language & structure for representing VR sounds: aka.ms/AAd2kwo
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Sound recognition isn't about classifying just urban sounds, animal calls or music. @dj_hci explains the need of understanding sound taxonomies in VR. Watch the video to learn more! youtube.com/watch?v=9OxDWMKx…
P1: How can we characterize the rich diversity of sounds in VR? Jain et al. developed a taxonomy of VR sounds to make VR accessible to Deaf & hard-of-hearing users. w/ @dj_hci @merrierm @Eyalofek1 @MSFTResearch #accessibility #VR #acmdis2020 youtube.com/watch?v=9OxDWMKx…
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Our accessibility work is a marathon – a journey that we learn from every single day. The next phase is a 5-year accessibility strategy to help close the Disability Divide and create a more inclusive future for all. msft.it/6011VcAOb
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Inuktitut text translation is now available in @MSTranslator! We worked closely with @GOVofNUNAVUT to add the new language. Translate #Inuktitut to or from more than 70 languages at bing.com/translator or in the Translator app microsoft.com/translator/blo…
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Auto mode is now available in the @MSTranslator app for Android! Your translated one-on-one conversations just got easier— no need to press the microphone button, just turn it on and start talking! microsoft.com/translator/blo…
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"In Bold Benchmarking Move, Microsoft Reveals 6.1% Disability Representation For The First Time"
@dbrodey from @Forbes
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Swetha Machanavajhala, Founder of the research project Hearing AI, has used her disability as strength to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing better understand the world around them through technology.
msft.it/6004T0qBY
#NDEAM #A11y
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