{"id":6645,"date":"2018-07-19T12:43:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T19:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/translation\/?p=6645"},"modified":"2019-03-15T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T16:38:03","slug":"eastersealspodcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2018\/07\/19\/eastersealspodcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistive Technology podcast: Will Lewis talks about Microsoft Translator\u2019s role in bridging communication gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/will-lewis-24b39511\/\">Will Lewis<\/a>, Principal Technical Program Manager with Microsoft Translator, spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastersealstech.com\/about\/the-indiana-assistive-technology-indata-project\/\">Indiana Assistive Technology Act<\/a> (INDATA) Project at Easter Seals Crossroads about why Translator is an important assistive technology tool, and how this tool can impact how we engage and communicate with one another.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/07\/will-lewis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/07\/will-lewis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" class=\"wp-image-6655 alignleft\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You have someone who is visiting from China, they don\u2019t speak English.\u00a0 How do you communicate with that person? 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