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title: Five ways AI can help with accessibility
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# [Five ways AI can help with accessibility](https://www.drpgroup.com/en/news-blog/five-ways-ai-can-help-with-accessibility)

 Written by [Alice Salter](https://www.drpgroup.com/en/news-blog/author/alice-salter) | Jun 27, 2023 9:10:45 AM

 

 

**AI,** **o**r **Arti**ficial **Inte**lligence, **i**s **revolu**tionising **t**he **wa**y **w**e **li**ve **a**nd **int**eract **w**ith **techn**ology. **Wi**th **mo**re **to**ols **bei**ng **talk**ed **ab**out **ev**ery **d**ay, **i**t’s **ea**sy **t**o **se**e **h**ow **gen**erative **AI** – **th**at’s **th**e **te**ch **beh**ind **to**ols **li**ke **Ch**atGPT **a**nd **Midj**ourney – **wi**ll **ch**ange **t**he **wa**y **w**e **li**ve, **wo**rk **a**nd **inte**ract **wit**h **t**he **wo**rld **ar**ound **u**s. We **c**an’t **he**lp **b**ut **wo**nder, **wi**ll **th**ese **ch**anges **he**lp **le**vel **t**he **pla**ying **fie**ld **t**oo?

 

 

 

 

**Th**is** arti**cle** h**as** util**ised** A**I** t**o** ada**pt** t**he** te**xt **in**to **'Bio**nic** read**ing'**, i**n** a**id** o**f** mak**ing** i**t** mo**re **acces**sible** f**or **neurod**iverse** read**ers

**Acce**ssibility **a**nd **inc**lusion **ha**ve **lo**ng **be**en **ta**lking **p**oints **i**n **mo**st **work**places, **b**ut **i**t’s **act**ion **th**at **re**ally **mat**ters. **N**ow, **A**I is **op**ening **u**p **n**ew **pos**sibilities **a**nd **br**eaking **do**wn **bar**riers **f**or **peo**ple **wi**th a **hu**ge **ran**ge **o**f **ne**eds **a**nd **li**mitations. As [Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella](https://www.wired.com/story/microsofts-nadella-ai-can-make-world-more-inclusive/), **rec**ently **sa**id, “**Th**ere **a**re a **bil**lion **pe**ople **i**n **t**he **wo**rld **w**ho **do**n’t **fu**lly **part**icipate **i**n **o**ur **econ**omies **o**r **soc**ieties. **Tec**hnology [**li**ke **A**I] **c**an **al**low **the**m **t**o **fu**lly **pa**rticipate.” **He**re **a**re **ju**st a **fe**w **wa**ys **i**t’s **alr**eady **chan**ging **t**he **ga**me:

## **1. Perso**nalised **to**ols **f**or **neur**odiversity

**Neur**odiversity **encomp**asses a **wi**de **ra**nge **o**f **con**ditions **su**ch **a**s **dys**lexia, **aut**ism, **AD**HD, **a**nd **m**ore. **T**he **ne**eds **o**f **ne**urodiverse **pe**ople **a**re **h**ugely **va**ried **a**nd **hi**ghly **per**sonalised, **b**ut **t**he **we**alth **o**f AI-**pow**ered **to**ols **w**e **ha**ve **t**o **h**and **me**ans **the**re’s **pre**tty **mu**ch **som**ething **o**ut **th**ere for **ev**eryone. **F**or **in**stance, **spe**ech **reco**gnition **tech**nology **ca**n **h**elp **th**ose **wit**h **dysl**exia **con**vert **spo**ken **wo**rds **in**to **writt**en **te**xt, **ma**king it **easi**er **t**o **com**municate **effect**ively. It **ca**n **m**ake **yo**ur **te**xt **bio**nic, **ju**st **li**ke **t**his **blo**g, to **he**lp **neu**rodiverse **pe**ople **re**ad **m**ore **ea**sily **t**oo. **A**I-driven **ap**ps **ca**n **a**lso **pr**ovide **re**al-time **fee**dback **a**nd **su**pport **f**or **indi**viduals **wi**th **AD**HD, **help**ing **th**em **t**o **st**ay **foc**used **a**nd **org**anised **wi**th **mi**nimal **ef**fort.

## 2. **Qu**ick **tra**nslation **fo**r **t**he **he**aring **imp**aired

**AI**-powered **sp**eech **reco**gnition **a**nd **tran**scription **techn**ologies **a**re **a**ll **s**et **t**o **trans**form **th**e **liv**es **o**f **pe**ople **w**ith **hea**ring **impa**irment. **Th**ese **tec**hnologies, **li**ke **Ott**er.ai **o**r **Sp**eechText.AI, **co**nvert **spo**ken **wo**rds **in**to **wri**tten **te**xt, **allo**wing **peo**ple **w**ith **heari**ng **diffic**ulties **t**o **part**icipate **fu**lly **i**n **conver**sations **an**d **mee**tings. **AI c**an **al**so **facil**itate **re**al-time **cap**tioning **du**ring **liv**e **eve**nts **o**r **pro**vide **si**gn **langu**age **interpre**tation **thr**ough **ava**tars, **bri**dging **t**he **co**mmunication **ga**p **th**at **s**o **of**ten **le**aves **peo**ple **le**ft **be**hind.

## **3. Su**pport **f**or **soc**ial **anxi**ety

**Th**ough **rar**ely **incl**uded **i**n **conv**ersations **aro**und **acces**sibility **a**nd **in**clusion, **soc**ially **anxi**ous **pe**ople **c**an **fin**d **i**t **diffi**cult **t**o **en**gage **i**n **cert**ain **env**ironments **o**r **sit**uations, **mea**ning **th**ey **oft**en **m**iss **o**ut **o**n **experi**ences. **Virtu**al **rea**lity (VR) **simu**lations, **po**wered **b**y **AI alg**orithms, **a**re **no**w **bei**ng **disc**ussed **a**s **a w**ay to **cre**ate **saf**e **a**nd **con**trolled **env**ironments **f**or **expo**sure **the**rapy. **T**his **ena**bles **pe**ople **t**o **gra**dually **confr**ont **the**ir **fe**ars **an**d **bu**ild **co**nfidence **i**n **so**cial **situ**ations. **I**f **t**hat **see**ms **l**ike **to**o **mu**ch **o**f a **le**ap, **the**re **a**re **q**uick **solu**tions **t**o **com**mon **pro**blems **o**ut **th**ere** t**oo. **Cha**tbots **dri**ven **b**y **A**I, **f**or **exa**mple, **off**er **a ju**dgment-free **sp**ace **t**o **dev**elop **th**eir **com**munication **ski**lls **a**nd **g**et **info**rmation **wit**hout **t**he **pre**ssure **o**f **h**uman **intera**ction.

## **4. Aud**io **to**ols **f**or **t**he **vi**sually **imp**aired

**Inde**pendence **a**nd **acc**essibility **g**o **ha**nd **i**n **ha**nd, **a**nd **A**I **i**s **open**ing **u**p **n**ew **possib**ilities **fo**r **bot**h. **F**or **th**ose **wi**th **vis**ual **im**pairments, **A**I **ca**n **b**e a **us**eful **to**ol **f**or **navi**gating **prac**tically **a**ny **sp**ace, **whe**ther **re**al, **virt**ual or **di**gital. **Smar**tphones **equ**ipped **w**ith **A**I-powered **a**pps **ca**n **au**dibly **des**cribe **envir**onments, **re**ad **o**ut **t**ext, **a**nd **rec**ognise **obj**ects, **ma**king **ever**yday **ta**sks **mo**re **man**ageable. **Pl**us, **A**I **c**an **opt**imise **we**bsites **a**nd **dig**ital **con**tent **fo**r **scr**een **re**aders, **ens**uring a **sea**mless **bro**wsing **exper**ience **f**or **pe**ople **w**ith **vi**sual **imp**airments.

## **5. Cre**ating **acce**ssible **con**tent

**Bey**ond **help**ing **in**dividuals **per**form **cer**tain **ta**sks, **AI** **co**uld **he**lp **u**s **mo**ve **th**e **con**versation **o**n **we**b **access**ibility **forw**ard. **W**e’ve **tal**ked **bef**ore **ab**out [**h**ow **ke**y **w**eb** acce**ssibility **i**s **i**n **en**suring **every**one **ca**n **ac**cess** b**rands’ **con**tent](https://www.drpgroup.com/en/blog/what-is-web-accessibility?hsLang=en) **a**nd **en**gage **i**n **t**he **o**ne **s**pace **we** **a**ll **s**hare **onl**ine. **A**I **c**an **he**lp **b**y **auto**matically **gener**ating **altern**ative **tex**t **desc**riptions **f**or **im**ages, **vid**eos, **an**d **ot**her **vis**ual **elem**ents. **I**t **ca**n **ev**en **an**alyse **ele**ments **l**ike **co**lour **co**ntrast, **fo**nt **siz**es, **a**nd **navi**gation **str**uctures, **poi**nting **deve**lopers **i**n **t**he **rig**ht **direc**tion **f**or **b**ig **imp**rovements.

 

**The**re’s **n**o **que**stion **th**at **A**I **h**as **t**he **p**ower **t**o **b**e a **ga**me-changer **f**or **acces**sibility. **Putt**ing **i**t **in**to **practi**ce **m**ay **ta**ke a **lit**tle **tim**e, **a**nd **so**me **tr**ial **a**nd **er**ror, **bu**t **b**y **har**nessing **i**ts **cap**abilities **w**e **c**an **crea**te a **worl**d **th**at is **m**ore **inc**lusive.

**We’re already using AI in multiple ways here at DRPG. Want to chat about how it could help your business? Just get in touch with our tech whizzes at **[**anythingspossible@drpgroup.com**](mailto:anythingspossible@drpgroup.com)

 

 

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