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Imagine if you could only communicate with your family by writing.

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Sometimes it's just easier to speak.

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One of the advances of technology is voice recognition.

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Whether it's searching the Web:

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<v Tablet user> "Nineteenth Century Architecture."

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Dictating emails:

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<v Older man> "Send email to Jack Harding."

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Or controlling your navigation app.

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Many people with physical disabilities 

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rely on voice recognition to use the computer.

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<v Man in wheelchair> "Place order."

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But for that to happen websites and apps need to be properly coded.

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<v Man in wheelchair> "Go? Cancel?"

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Voice recognition could help lots of other people

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with temporary limitations too, like an injured arm.

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<v Woman> "Place order."

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It can also prevent injuries becoming worse,

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like RSI: Repetitive Stress Injury.

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Or for people simply preferring voice.

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Web accessibility: 

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<v Man in wheelchair> "Place Order."

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Essential for some, useful for all.