Alexa

The 53-year-old Pramit Bhargava runs Visioapps, a Gurugram-based startup, which developed the Louie Voice Control app, a “virtual friend” for the visually impaired.

Tejasvi Dogra, a lawyer, is experimenting with his apple orchard in Madavag in Himachal Pradesh by irrigating, controlling the temperature of his orchard from a phone

“It was so heartening to see them ask a variety of questions – from “How many teeth does an anaconda have?” to “Who made you, Alexa?” Often, children are discouraged from asking too many questions at school. With Alexa, there is no such bar and this makes me extremely happy!”

Technological advancements offer promising ways to enhance intervention and treatment of speech and language impairments.