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We would love to cancel #Amazon but we actually make a lot of use of Alexa, especially for our 10yo who has ADHD. Setting reminders as an environmental support makes a huge difference for him, and with Alexa he can do this on his own and manage it.

Are there alternatives out there that aren’t Google or Apple? It doesn’t have to be a voice assistant exactly, but it should be easy for a 10yo and be able to make audio announcements. #WaPo #Bezos

in reply to Stephanie Moore

I haven't tried it myself, but home assistant looks like an option https://www.home-assistant.io/ Looks like you'd need to get a $99 Home Assistant Green device or else run home assistant on some other computer or device. And you might want Home Assistant Cloud for $6.50/month https://www.nabucasa.com/