A 14-year-old Texas high school student created an Alexa Skill that can answer immigration questions in English and Spanish. - NBCLatino
Alexa, am I allowed to get a driver’s license? Alexa, how long does it take to get a visa?
Suguey Carmona first developed an interest in coding after taking a computer class in the sixth grade. She then joined Hello World, a K-12 computer science program based in Austin and San Francisco. She became exposed to different programming languages and discovered a way to meld her love of coding with an idea to help out immigrant families in her community.
Suguey Carmona created an Alexa Skill that allows English- and Spanish-speaking immigrants to get answers to questions related to their rights.Language barriers and lack of access to information can be a major source of confusion for immigrants and can prevent them from accessing the services they need, according toCarmona's technology addresses those challenges by providing a judgment-free zone to ask questions at people's pace and in their own language.
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