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How smart home technology made my home more accessible
Smart homes can increase accessibility for many people.
Instead of standing at the microwave and squinting at the low-contrast keypad — even with the good lighting in the kitchen, the numbers can be hard for my low vision to distinguish — I can be across the room and use my voice to tell Alexa to heat up my leftovers. These are qualities that many people, especially those in tech media, fail to consider in their coverage of the smart home but that are crucially important if one wishes to understand technology in a more holistic way. (Unfortunately, as of this writing, the HomeKit integration is broken — it shows a persistent “no response” status message — but it’s still fully functional within the MyQ app on my phone and watch.)
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