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Chieko Asakawa
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Chieko Asakawa

Japanese computer scientist

Life
1958 – present
Born
1958
Nationality
Japan

Chieko Asakawa is a blind Japanese computer scientist, known for her work at IBM Research – Tokyo in accessibility. A Netscape browser plug-in she developed, the IBM Home Page Reader, became the most widely used web-to-speech system available. She is the recipient of numerous industry and government awards.

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