Rohan and Phil talk to Keith, a blind user of Home Assistant about the unique challenges of accessibility within Home Assistant and Home Automation in general.
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Phil Hawthorne
Phil is a Melbourne based web developer who lives and breathes technology. When he's not at his day job, he’s in his home office attempting to simplify his life through complicated tech.
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Rohan Karamandi
Rohan from Toronto, Canada works in the Technology sector as an architect designing network and datacenter solutions for his customers. His passion for technology stems from there and extends to IoT and home automation
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Keith Watson
My wife says that I am probably the only blind man in the world who has an infatuation with lights. My hobby has been home automation since we moved to the "Community of the Future" in Coral Springs that had very early versions of X10 and automated appliances. The bug grabbed me and never let go.
