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Tegan Taylor for the Health Report

Meet Zelda, an Auslan-speaking virtual assistant for Deaf people, and her developers

Voice-controlled technology is on the rise, so where does this leave Deaf people? (Unsplash: Alvaro Reyes)

When we were making updates to our house a year or so ago, my family decided to go a bit techy with it. 

The lights can now be controlled from a switch like normal, but also through an app which connects to a voice-activated smart speaker.

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