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Changing the Game

How Special Olympics is using Copilot to empower its organization and athletes, like members of the Special Olympics USA figure skating team.

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Celebrating global accessibility awareness

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Mentra uses AI to connect neurodiverse job-seekers with their next, great career opportunity

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Understanding our emotional monsters.

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Rijksmuseum and Microsoft are harnessing the power of Copilot to make art accessible at scale

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Two friends are helping change opportunities for blind people

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Engineers like Anton Mirhorodchenko are tackling accessibility issues in unprecedented ways.

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A 13-year-old author collaborates with his dad and AI to share his story.

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Archer Calder built an app to help his nonverbal sister, Della, communicate her own way.

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The Intersection

Our past and present leaders recall the early days of Microsoft and anticipate an exciting future

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AI is changing accessibility—moving us from one-size-fits-all solutions to personalizing experiences to meet the unique needs of every individual. Because we all have our unique ways of doing things.

Innovating with AI

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Making cultural heritage more accessible with AI

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Minecraft Education and AI teach students the importance of cultural heritage

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AI brings more clarity to breast cancer screenings

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Team Rubicon deploys skilled veterans to help communities recover when disaster strikes

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For Life on Earth

Hearing the Amazon’s call for conservation through bioacoustics

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IRIS is helping detect and prevent retinal diseases like diabetic retinopathy that cause blindness, improving healthcare for all

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A predictive model helps improve community health in Kenya

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A portable eye-screening device helps millions around the world access better healthcare

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Discover how readers around the world are using AI reading software that builds literacy and is the catalyst for a love of learning.

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