Alexa, read me a book! Smart Speakers and Voice Assistants as a new access channel to literary works.

Thematic Area of product / prototype / service: 
Service
Company (if applicable): 
Sonnar Interactive
Description of the product/Prototype/service: 
Sonnar Library is an Cloud-based, voice-activated audio content distribution platform for organizations supporting people with reading disabilities. It is available through Smart Speakers such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
Level of innovation: 
Existing service available on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Currently there are 4 blind organizations using the service: - Blind Low Vision New Zealand (NZ) - Royal National Institute of the Blind (UK) - Vision Australia (AU) - NOTA (Denmark)
Speaker(s): 
Dr. Jarek Beksa