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Personalising Alexa
Focussing on the fundamentals
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A person we support
enjoys using technology for entertainment, communication, and to make her life easier
She uses a smart phone, a tablet, and has an Amazon Echo, which is her voice activated assistant. Unfortunately, the Echo could not understand her when she used the ‘wake’ word to operate it and staff would have to support her to operate the device, reducing her independence. A Big Point communication button costing just eight pounds provided a cost effective solution. Staff recorded
the wake word for the person we support, who can now press the button to activate Alexa, and the Echo now responds to her commands.
She is now able to get her Echo to play music, add items to her shopping list, or create reminders to herself to complete an activity whenever she likes.
