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Published on in Vol 22, No 9 (2020): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18431, first published .
Investigating the Accessibility of Voice Assistants With Impaired Users: Mixed Methods Study

Investigating the Accessibility of Voice Assistants With Impaired Users: Mixed Methods Study

Investigating the Accessibility of Voice Assistants With Impaired Users: Mixed Methods Study

Authors of this article:

Fabio Masina1 Author Orcid Image ;   Valeria Orso1 Author Orcid Image ;   Patrik Pluchino1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Giulia Dainese3 Author Orcid Image ;   Stefania Volpato3 Author Orcid Image ;   Cristian Nelini4 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniela Mapelli1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Spagnolli1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Luciano Gamberini1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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