A collage of pictures: a boy with an adaptive tablet; a couple smiling at an Echo Show; a woman in a power chair.

Alexa Accessibility

Make more possible with Alexa

Alexa continues to open possibilities and new ways to experience the world. Alexa's accessibility features are helping people be more connected, more entertained, and more independent.

Useful reminders. Reaching out to friends and family. Help in the kitchen. Make your day a little easier. Explore how Alexa's accessibility features can fit into your life.

Discover paths to accessibility

Two ASL signers are having a conversation, sitting by a kitchen table with a floral tablecloth and basket of apples on it.

Hearing

Communicate and stay connected with Alexa.
A mother and her daughter, who uses a wheelchair, laugh as they make a paper garland. An Amazon Echo is on the table.

Mobility

Voice control can help unlock more ways to get things done.
In a living room, next to moving boxes, a man sits on the floor and taps on the screen of an Echo Show device.

Speech

Get help from Alexa without using speech.
In a kitchen, a smiling woman holds a food package up to an Echo Show device for Show and Tell.

Vision

Find new ways to get the information you need.
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How Alexa can help every day

On a nightstand, an Echo Show displays the temperature with Alexa's response captioned.
Hearing

How to see Alexa's responses

See captions for Alexa's responses on supported Alexa-enabled devices.
On a kitchen counter, an Echo Show displays Chapter One of the audiobook version of Born A Crime.
Hearing

How to use Preferred Speaking Rate

Adjust Alexa's speaking rate to your preference.
On a wooden desk next to a vase, an Echo Show displays the Tap to Alexa options screen.
Speech

How to interact with Alexa without speaking

Interact with Alexa by touch using on-screen tiles or on-screen keyboard.
At a dining room table, a man holds a box of food up to an Echo Show for Show and Tell.
Vision

How to identify products with Alexa (English only)

With the Show and Tell feature on Echo Show devices, Alexa can help identify products.
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Stories of how customers are bringing Alexa into their lives

A man at a desk talks to his mom with Drop In on an Echo Show.

Stories, Testimonials, and Reviews

We often receive stories from customers about how they interact with Alexa. Here are some of our favorites.
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To learn more about Alexa's features, go to the Meet Alexa page.