The initiative, called Project Understood, is a collaboration between the tech giant and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society.
Picture talking with a marshmallow in your mouth, said Ed Casasgrande, Chair of the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, in a promotional video for the project.
Because of their unique speech patterns, voice technology doesnt always understand people with Down syndrome, the projects website says.
Bob MacDonald, technical program manager at Google, said that technologies that are activated by voice commands are becoming a way of life.
For people where that doesnt work, that must feel very disempowering or like theyre being sort of left behind, MacDonald said.
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