Speech-to-Text Tool for Deaf Delivery Workers Closes a Third of the Disability Pay Gap
castrotech · x · 2026-09-17
A text-to-speech tool for deaf and hard-of-hearing delivery workers made them faster, improved customer ratings, increased labor supply and retention, boosted profits, and closed one-third of the disability pay gap — a strong example of AI expanding economic opportunity.
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