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Motion · S6M-00272 · 7 Jun 2021

Alexa Skill/App for Visually and Reading-impaired People Funded by the Scottish Government

Lodged by Gordon MacDonald Standard Motion 11 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commends Cue and Review, which is a daily Scotland-wide talking newspapers service, on the launch of its new Alexa skill/app, Talking Newspaper; understands that this allows visually- and reading-impaired users to access talking newspapers and magazines from all over the UK when using an Alexa device; recognises that the project was funded with £50,485 from the Scottish Government’s Community Recovery Fund, which, since January 2021, has enabled Cue and Review to work on the project with the charity, BWBF, which provides radios for blind people; notes that the app is currently compatible with all Scottish talking newspaper titles available on the current BWBF Talking Newspaper phone app on Alexa, and commends Cue and Review on the development of its original service from a weekly cassette tape in 1983 to being at the forefront of utilising modern technology for the benefit of visually- and reading-impaired users.

Supporters (11)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.