What's New in Accessibility at Google - Highlights from Google I/O

🌟Google showcased a number of accessibility projects at Google I/O, including the American Fingerspelling Competition and Popsign game.

🔍Lookout Image Q&A mode uses AI to provide descriptions of digital images, making them more accessible to blind users.

🔄Live Caption now includes a captions box for Android tablets and a Live Caption for calls feature.

🔍Chrome for Android allows users to easily increase the size of content by up to 300% for better visibility.

📚Chrome Reading Mode, with a customizable reader view, is coming to the Chrome browser to help users focus on primary content.

What is the American Fingerspelling Competition?

—The American Fingerspelling Competition is a Kaggle competition to create a model that can identify American Sign Language fingerspelling and translate it into written text.

What is Popsign?

—Popsign is an AI-powered educational game that helps families learn sign language.

What is Lookout Image Q&A mode?

—Lookout Image Q&A mode is an AI-based feature that provides descriptions of digital images, making them more accessible to blind users.

What are the updates to Live Caption?

—The updates to Live Caption include a captions box for Android tablets and a Live Caption for calls feature.

What is Chrome Reading Mode?

—Chrome Reading Mode is a feature that creates a customizable reader view to help users focus on the primary content of a page.

00:00Introduction by Laura, Head of Strategy and Programs for Accessibility & Disability Inclusion at Google.

00:10Highlights from Google I/O, including the American Fingerspelling Competition and Popsign game.

01:24Announcement of the Kaggle competition for the American Fingerspelling Competition and the release of a music video.

01:58Introduction of Popsign, an AI-powered educational game for learning sign language.

02:31Introduction of Project Game Face, a hands-free gaming mouse for people with mobility disabilities.

03:06Updates to Accessible Places feature on Google Maps, including the wheelchair-accessible entrance icon.

03:36Introduction of Lookout Image Q&A mode, which provides descriptions of digital images for blind users.

04:26Updates to Live Caption feature, including Live Caption for calls and language expansion.