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Creating Better Pathways for All: Share Your Ideas in the Innovation Lab for Accessibility!

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Hello Samsung Members,

We’re excited for sharing another topic of Innovation Lab and invite you to join us in shaping a more inclusive Galaxy experience! Your ideas and feedback have already made a significant impact on our community, and we’re eager to collaborate with you to make this even better.

This time, we’re focusing on Accessibility. Samsung provides accessibility features designed for various needs, including vision, hearing, mobility, and cognition.

Whether it’s enhancing existing features, introducing new tools, or improving the overall accessibility experience, your ideas matter.
Let’s work together to ensure Galaxy devices are accessible to everyone.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Comment below with your idea or suggestion.
2. Include illustrations, diagrams, images, or any details that will help us better understand your concept.
3. Add #InnovationLab #Accessibility to your comment.

We’re eagerly looking forward to your comments. Please note that you can send in your entries till 31st July.

Together, we can make Galaxy devices more accessible for all!

Cheers,
Samsung Members Team

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🌟 Idea Title: "Smart Accessibility Mode – One Tap, Full Support"
#InnovationLab #Accessibility

Hi Team Galaxy!
Here’s my suggestion to make Galaxy devices even more inclusive:

🔹 Smart Accessibility Mode**
Introduce a one-tap feature that auto-adjusts multiple accessibility settings based on user needs (vision, hearing, mobility, or cognitive support). This could include:

AI-driven recommendations**: After a brief setup or questionnaire, the phone suggests an optimized bundle of accessibility settings.

Custom Profiles**: Users can save multiple accessibility profiles (e.g., for elder parents, children with learning difficulties, users with temporary injuries).

Quick Panel Shortcut**: A dedicated tile in the Quick Panel for fast toggling.

Voice Setup Guide**: For visually impaired users, an AI voice assistant could walk them through setup and adjustments.

🔹 **Bonus Suggestion**:
Integrate **vibration-based feedback navigation** for hearing-impaired users — e.g., different patterns for directions, app alerts, or error messages.

🖼️ I can share a few interface mockups if needed — let me know!

Let’s make Galaxy devices smarter, simpler, and more supportive for everyone. 😊

Cheers,
A passionate Galaxy user.

PadmaBhushan Dr Hrishikesh Majumder
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While screen readers do a great job describing UI elements, images often remain a challenge unless they have descriptive alt-text. My idea is to integrate on-device AI to provide real-time, contextual voice descriptions of images displayed on the screen, especially in social media feeds, web pages, and gallery apps.
How it works:
On-Device AI Model: Leverage Samsung's powerful on-device AI capabilities to analyze images (photos, graphics, memes).
Dynamic Descriptions: When a screen reader is active and an image is focused, the AI would generate a brief, descriptive summary (e.g., "A group of people laughing at a park," "A cat sleeping on a keyboard," "A cityscape at sunset").
Contextual Understanding: The AI could also attempt to infer the context of the image within the surrounding text or application.
User-Triggered Deeper Dive: Users could have an option to tap or gesture for a more detailed description if desired.
Privacy-First: All processing would happen on-device, ensuring user privacy.
Benefit: This feature would dramatically enhance the Browse experience for visually impaired users, providing them with a much richer understanding of visual content that is currently inaccessible or poorly described, making their digital interactions more equitable and engaging. #InnovationLab #Accessibility
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