Improving Accessibility for Blind Shoppers Through the Agentic Web
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Summary
The article discusses the challenges faced by blind individuals when shopping independently, highlighting the lack of accessibility services in physical stores and the reliance on online shopping. It introduces the concept of the 'agentic web' as a potential solution to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
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As a blind person, that's about the only way it's possible to go clothes shopping, independently at least, but few stores offer such a service, so you resort to shopping online.
Imagine being in a department store that sells clothes from multiple brands and having a personal shopping assistant to help you select the clothes you want to buy. As a blind person, that's about the only way it's possible to go clothes shopping, indepen
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