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Voice Input for the ServiceNow AI Platform

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Voice Input for the ServiceNow AI Platform by ServiceNow

credits

Title
  • Voice Input for the ServiceNow AI Platform
Entrant
  • ServiceNow

About This Project

Summary

VoiceAssist is a new generative AI voice tool in the Now Platform. It removes digital barriers for disabled users and speeds up work for everyone using this workplace tool. Accessibility was a starting point, not a fix. Full disability inclusion was core to our product strategy. We co-designed it with disabled employees and advisors. Over 100 hours of inclusive user testing shaped key features like always-on listening, speech speed control, AI summaries, and enterprise voice commands.

Goals & Objectives

We aimed to embed accessibility into the core of our enterprise software. Our objectives: 1. design with disabled users from day one 2. build bespoke voice tools for real enterprise work 3. prove that inclusive design improves productivity, user experience, and product value across the board

Results & Impact

Disabled users completed tasks 41% faster. Usability scores rose 47%. Users felt less fatigue & more control. VoiceAssist is now active in education, government, and finance, supporting IT, HR, and service teams. User feedback - “I don’t have to fight the screen anymore, VoiceAssist just gets it.”

the team

Erica Illingworth
  • Accessibility & Globalization Marketing & Communications Lead
  • ServiceNow
Aileen Hackett
  • Director of Product Management for Accessibility
  • ServiceNow
Bhuvanesh G
  • Sr Staff Technical Program Manager
  • ServiceNow
Pratik Contractor
  • Sr Manager, Accessibility Reporting & Analytics
  • ServiceNow
Alex Ward
  • Senior Staff Software Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Aditi Malik
  • Staff Software Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Rob Wallis
  • Sr Software Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Michael England
  • Sr Staff Data Platform SW Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Ben Kennedy
  • Senior Staff Data Platform Software Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Sushmitha Venigalla
  • Sr Staff Software Quality Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Tian Ye
  • Senior Staff Software Engineer
  • ServiceNow
Vinay Mohan
  • Inbound Product Manager
  • ServiceNow
Jesse Hauslet
  • Principal Product Designer and A11y SME
  • ServiceNow
Midam Kim
  • Sr Linguist
  • ServiceNow
Lopa Praharaj
  • Mgr, Accessibility Engineering
  • ServiceNow