Your Stories

Meet people changing what’s possible.

Hear from people using technology to tip the scales of daily life. And finding new ways to expand what they can do. Driven by a desire to be heard, to create, to make their world more inclusive. With the help of Android, the platform made for everyone.

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Episode 1: On Silent Ice

Anthony, a hockey champion, founded the Deaf Hockey Association to amplify the talent of deaf and hard of hearing players across Canada. And to get new players drafted to the CHL using Live Transcribe.

Meet Anthony

Episode 2: Na Cor

Mariluce paints colorful scenes inspired by her favela in Rio de Janeiro. She paints what she feels, reflecting the vibrancy of everyday life. Now, she’s teaching students to do the same. And her Android phone keeps her students connected to their art, wherever it goes.

Meet Mariluce

Episode 3: Ramblin’ Man

Joshua is a traveling blind blues singer-songwriter who tours across the U.S. with his guitar and dog. Writing lyrics on the road, dictated to his Android with Talkback.

Meet Joshua

Episode 4: The Magic Makers

Raymond is fulfilling his dream of becoming a filmmaker, producing spectacular sci-fi films that create portals into new worlds. And bringing visual magic to every scene. Shot on his Android.

Meet Raymond

Episode 5: Chez Elyse

Elyse rediscovered her passion for professional cooking after adjusting to life with low vision. Now, she's a chef at a busy pub in England, and triple taps her phone to help during critical moments in the kitchen.

Meet Elyse

Discover more stories.

Meet more people pursuing their passions, growing new skills and connecting with others. Using tools on Android that open up new opportunities.

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Shaking up a farming industry by unlocking the potential of sweet potatoes.

Ronke left a successful career in banking to research the untapped power of sweet potatoes. Now, she’s built a coalition of female farmers changing agriculture in Nigeria.

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Becoming a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, one conversation at a time.

Rusty, a Jiu-Jitsu fighter with hearing loss, uses Live Transcribe to communicate with his coach as he trains to compete against the best fighters in Texas.