Expert Resources: virtual assistants


These are the items that relate to virtual assistants found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Loneliness: Ten ways tech helps you stay connected

    Sarah Botterill | 05 Mar 2020
    Technology can help to reduce loneliness and social isolation. Here are some tips for older and disabled people, or those in a period of forced isolationPeople can feel lonely and isolated for a number of reasons. Scope found that half of working age disabled people “always or often” feel lonely...

  • How AI could become a new, accessible extension of your mind

    Robin.Christopherson | 13 Feb 2020
    Virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri are now part of our everyday lives. It’s as natural to talk to a device and receive a spoken (or on-screen) nugget of info, as it is to whip out our phone to check the weather, Google that thing or listen to music. A new project from the clever guys at MIT (...

  • Siri update makes AI work harder for disabled users

    Robin.Christopherson | 06 Sep 2016
    The updates to Siri are good news for disabled people. Our head of digital inclusion, Robin Christopherson takes a look at how artificial intelligence and the huge potential of virtual assistants.