Hector Minto
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Assistive Technologist, Disability Inclusion Advocate, Lead Evangelist for Accessibility at Microsoft. UK Govt Disability and Access Ambassador for Tech and Web
Oxfordshire
Joined July 2009
In an increasingly digital world, we have a responsibility to help all communities seize the #AI opportunity. Read more here on how Microsoft is building AI that advances accessibility and protecting fundamental rights.
ukstories.microsoft.com
Microsoft UK has published its UK Impact Report, detailing the many ways the company is building a responsible and secure future through technology, contributing to the nation’s economic growth, and...
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Great to see our relationship with Barclays go from strength to strength.
Barclays is scaling Microsoft 365 Copilot to 100,000 employees, putting AI in every employee’s hands. This will simplify how they access information, get things done, and make Copilot the UI for Barclays AI.
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The most fun image & video creation tool in the world is here. Try it for free in the Grok App.
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RT @MSFTEnable: PowerPoint for Mac (Beta) now auto-captions videos with speech recognition! Review, edit, and translate captions—making pre….
techcommunity.microsoft.com
You can now create captions for embedded videos in presentations, edit the text cues, and translate the captions into other languages in Microsoft PowerPoint...
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RT @jennylayfluffy: Today we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness day and those making technology easier for everyone. AI is a game c….
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RT @MSFTEnable: Today we celebrate #GAAD and how AI is accelerating accessible innovation. Microsoft’s Vice President and Chief Accessibili….
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RT @MicrosoftEdge: We just leveled up! Introducing @Copilot Vision in Edge. It can summarize aloud and even help you practice for a job in….
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RT @MSFTEnable: We’re only days away from the 15th Ability Summit. Grab your spot and don’t miss this free digital event. Explore new acces….
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RT @BDAdyslexia: We’re standing alongside an incredible crowd of campaigners, parents, educators, and young people - calling for urgent cha….
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RT @Microsoft: Through AI-powered personalization and immersion, learn how Reading Coach is empowering young readers advance their skills a….
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From assistive tech to industry leading application. The dragon journey has been quite incredible. For those of us in assistive tech, it’s one to hold on to.
No one becomes a clinician to do paperwork, but it's becoming a bigger and bigger administrative burden, taking time and attention away from actually treating and supporting patients. That’s why we’re introducing Microsoft Dragon Copilot, the industry’s first AI assistant for
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RT @satyanadella: If you thought AI-generated text, images, and video were cool, just imagine entire interactive environments like games! h….
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RT @MSFTEnable: Be part of the future of accessibility and AI at the Ability Summit. In this free digital event, explore new accessible tec….
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RT @MSFTEnable: Participants' contributions to the Speech Accessibility Project @BeckmanIllinois have led to improving speech recognition o….
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RT @Microsoft: While AI can be used for everyday tasks, it’s also solving larger issues like assisting medical researchers, addressing the….
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The head of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab shares how the technology is helping to address intractable global challenges—and what all leaders can learn from those efforts.
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RT @Microsoft: Fans can help remix Coldplay’s latest project A Film For The Future, the visual companion to the band’s incredible new album….
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RT @rorypreddy: 📣Come say hi at the ♿️ stand ❤️. Learn more 👉 #MicrosoftAITourSouthAfrica #MicrosoftAITourJHB @MSF….
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Delighted to join @stephenctimms and other ambassadors for a welcome update. Partnership between govt, disabled people’s organisations and business by industry has to be the only way for us to make progress on structural inclusion. Thanks to @DWPgovuk and @cabinetofficeuk hosting.
We’re making sure disabled people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why Minister for Social Security and Disability, @stephenctimms, joined the Disability and Access Ambassadors to hear how they are championing accessibility and disabled customers.
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RT @yusuf_i_mehdi: Imagine having your AI companion, Copilot, now be able to “see what you see” and provide helpful tips as you browse the….
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RT @EU_Social: It's International Day of Persons with Disabilities. 100 million Europeans live with a disability. Every day, the EU works….
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RT @MSFTEnable: Next up in our #Accessibility101 series: Empowerment through technology! 💻✨ Learn about #Microsoft's accessibility features….
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