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SUMMARY:Accessibility, Challenges, and Opportunities in Daily In-Home Amaz
 on Echo Use by Sighted and Visual Impaired Users
DESCRIPTION:Hyung Nam Kim and Vincent Ogunmwonyi (North Carolina A&T State
  University)\n\nThis study examines in-home smart speaker use among indivi
 duals with visual disabilities and sighted users, with attention to access
 ibility and user experience. Seventy-nine participants used an Amazon Echo
  for one week, followed by interviews. Participants with visual disabiliti
 es reported that voice interaction supported independent, eyes-free access
 , although speech recognition errors and privacy concerns limited reliabil
 ity. Sighted participants emphasized challenges in information completenes
 s, setup, and system integration. Findings indicate both shared and group-
 specific limitations in accessibility and effectiveness, which suggest opp
 ortunities to improve recognition accuracy, onboarding, and transparency t
 o support more equitable smart speaker use.\n\n
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