SwethaMachanavajhala

A visionary!
Founder of Hearing AI for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Enthusiastic hacker, learning a lot to be a better leader!

[SwethaMachanavajhala @SwethaMVNV]

Excited to share that my hackathon idea on Windows Live captions is now available on Windows 11 https://t.co/Iv1Sd3RZ2x
It has taken a village (Windows, Accessibility, Azure Cognitive Services teams) to bring this idea to reality. I am thankful for this tremendous collaboration

[Alice Evans @_alice_evans]

I never planned to be a corporate shill

But

I ❤️ Microsoft Translate!

It enables me to read Francoist laws proscribing female employment and all the specific conditions!

[MSFT Accessibility @MSFTEnable]

To celebrate #GAAD, we created a video to show what's possible when Accessibility is a priority. Throughout history, people with disabilities have contributed to many useful inventions that have improved the quality of life for everyone.

[Global AI Community @GlobAICommunity]

Thanks @swethamvnv for joining us today for an interview for the #HumansInAI show.

You can check all the episodes of Humans in #AI here: https://t.co/qVMvAQxm9s

#MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

[Microsoft MVP Communities @MVPAward]

📣 Mark your calendars—#MVPSummit is back with three days jam-packed with technical deep dives and feedback sessions with Microsoft product engineers. Register today: https://t.co/Yw3hxLLhOQ

[MSFT Accessibility @MSFTEnable]

Ability Summit will now start at 10am PST Wednesday to respect services taking place Wednesday morning to honor Judy Heumann.

[Microsoft Translator @mstranslator]

We are very excited to announce that we have redesigned Microsoft Translator iOS app and upgraded it with cool and advanced AI technologies.

Try out the app: https://t.co/UQd19bVLiu

Learn more: https://t.co/af3UUadWFL

https://t.co/8DzojpQwXJ

#Microsoft #MicrosoftTranslator

[Jenny Lay-Flurrie @jennylayfluffy]

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPWD2022. Celebrating all those working to build an accessible and equitable world. Folks like these..

[SwethaMachanavajhala @SwethaMVNV]

@geomblog Thanks Prof. Suresh :)

[David Dzumba @ddzumba]

Swetha Machanavajhala (@SwethaMVNV), product manager on Azure Cognitive Service Translator team, came up with the idea of platform captions embedded in Windows to provide captioning for any audio source. https://t.co/5AMdByc6iP

[SwethaMachanavajhala @SwethaMVNV]

This year's Microsoft #AbilitySummit is quickly approaching on May 10! Register at https://t.co/K1UTm1D80k & learn more on the latest product developments and disability inclusion from internal and external experts!

[Marco Casalaina @amrcn_werewolf]

Azure Cognitive Services is making virtual meetings better with universal captioning - featuring our own Swetha Machanavajhala! https://t.co/bpUansyhEM

[Dona Sarkar @donasarkar]

It’s FINALLY alive. A thing the #Windows & #Accessibility team have been working on for a long time: Live Captions in Windows!

Awesome for Hard of Hearing + ADHD friends too 👇🏼

WIN + Ctrl + L

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 | Windows Insider Blog https://t.co/3Ys85a1bMF

[SwethaMachanavajhala @SwethaMVNV]

Exciting updates!!

[Jenny Lay-Flurrie @jennylayfluffy]

CART is coming to @MicrosoftTeams! CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) joins portfolio of features.. live captions, transcription and more.

This and a lot more #accessibility M365 goodness👇
https://t.co/G7vpNEXYGX

[Microsoft Research @MSFTResearch]

"A Taxonomy of Sounds in Virtual Reality" won Best Paper at #ACMDIS2021! This Microsoft Research paper provides an exploration of sound in VR for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing to create consistent language & structure for representing VR sounds: https://t.co/JJRNtg2ubn

[SwethaMachanavajhala @SwethaMVNV]

Sound recognition isn't about classifying just urban sounds, animal calls or music. @dj_hci explains the need of understanding sound taxonomies in VR. Watch the video to learn more! https://t.co/vQOgmrJgHV

[Designing Interactive Systems Conference @acm_dis]

P1: How can we characterize the rich diversity of sounds in VR? Jain et al. developed a taxonomy of VR sounds to make VR accessible to Deaf & hard-of-hearing users. w/ @dj_hci @merrierm @Eyalofek1 @MSFTResearch #accessibility #VR #acmdis2020 https://t.co/QufAqyRrUD

[Brad Smith @BradSmi]

Our accessibility work is a marathon – a journey that we learn from every single day. The next phase is a 5-year accessibility strategy to help close the Disability Divide and create a more inclusive future for all. https://t.co/CrFGWM1XpF

[SwethaMachanavajhala @SwethaMVNV]

@jennylayfluffy Congratulations and that mask is a great idea!

[Microsoft Translator @mstranslator]

Inuktitut text translation is now available in @MSTranslator! We worked closely with @GOVofNUNAVUT to add the new language. Translate #Inuktitut to or from more than 70 languages at https://t.co/24KUnuiDxC or in the Translator app https://t.co/lR9A8ZOVPF

[Microsoft Translator @mstranslator]

Auto mode is now available in the @MSTranslator app for Android! Your translated one-on-one conversations just got easier— no need to press the microphone button, just turn it on and start talking! https://t.co/oOm974AWQi