Celebrate Accessibility Awareness Day, Google Launches Object Finding Feature And Talks With Eyes

Google launched a new feature in two accessibility apps (photo: dock. Google)

JAKARTA Ahead of Accessibility Awareness Day on May 18, Google announced that it has created the latest accessibility tools. The tool launched on this Android phone is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). There are two features that Google launched, namely the ability to find objects and communicate with the eye. Each of these features is added to the Lookout application for visually impaired persons and Look to Speak for deaf people. Lookout is an application with accessibility features that can be downloaded on the Google Play Store. This application can provide any information about objects around its users. However, to be more specific, Google launched the Find feature. This feature will direct users to choose one of the items they want to find, for example, chairs or tables. After selecting one of the items categories, camera motions across the room to Lookout find items that are being searched for. "Lookout will tell you the direction and distance to that item," Google said. A very useful feature for searching for this object is currently being launched in the beta version. Most likely, this feature will be released to a public version in the coming weeks.

Next, Google added a feature to communicate without text in the Look to Speak app. To date, the app will say the phrase selected with a loud voice. However, in the near future, users can use the text-free option. They can choose and set emojis, symbols, and photos to refer to more specific objects. After that, users can move the eyes to the screen and select objects that describe their situation or wishes. "This new feature is based on input from the community to help make communication more accessible with cognitive differences, literacy challenges, and language constraints," explains Google.