{"id":4002,"date":"2018-06-04T14:25:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T18:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2018-06-04T14:25:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T18:25:04","slug":"hey-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4002","title":{"rendered":"Hey Google!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contributed by Erin Swann, MSE, ATP<\/em><\/p>\n

“Hey Google, who won the hockey game last night?”<\/p>\n

“Hey Google, turn on the living room light.”<\/p>\n

“Hey Google, play my morning music playlist.”<\/p>\n

Google Home and other smart home devices allow us to control many things in our environment simply by using our voice.<\/p>\n

For some people with disabilities, having control over the lights, thermostat, doors, locks and many other things by using voice commands can be very powerful.<\/p>\n

Google Home can also provide entertainment by playing music, audio books, or even TV shows and movies with the use of Chromecast on a TV.<\/p>\n

And for those who could use some assistance with keeping organized, Google Home can keep track of your calendar, reminders, and even place phone calls for you.<\/p>\n

We recently added the Google Home and Google Home Mini to our Assistive Technology Loan Library. Send us a message at mdtap@mdtap.org<\/a> if you\u2019d like to give Google Home a try!<\/p>\n

We also have the Amazon Echo if you’d like to give that a try as well!<\/p>\n

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