The accommodations and activities afforded by voice-activated assistance technology (i.e., Siri and Alexa) are absolutely amazing. Before watching this video, I have to admit I had never thought about some of the tips being beneficial to those with cognitive issues.
Don't let the title - "TOP 10 Siri Commands for Memory Loss, Dementia, Early-Stage Alzheimer’s" - keep you from watching. (You may want to move the slider forward to the 2-minute mark to skip his plea for money.) These are some great tips for ALL of us! There is also a PDF available for download below the video if you'd like to keep it as a reminder.
If you don't watch the video, please be aware of the last tip; it could be a lifesaver: When/If you need to call 911 on your iPhone be sure and say: "Hey, Siri, call 911 on speaker phone." Those last 3 words could be a lifesaver. If you don't say "on speaker phone" you will not be able to activate the speaker phone once the emergency operator answers, and they will not hang up to let you call again. They are trained to stay on the line. Thus, you will not be able to hear them giving you directions if you have fallen and are a distance from your device.
One more note: I am an iPhone user and am not as familiar with the Android devices so I'm unsure how to do these same tasks on one of those devices. Sorry.
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