Based out of England, UK

Ava app

2021-2022

Providing 24/7 real-time audio transcription for Deaf and hard of hearing (HoH) people.

Ava is an accessibility company providing live captions for 450million Deaf and hard-of-hearing people.


I led the design for the new captioning experience where we introduced mobile live captions, search focus, conference call, bulk delete transcripts, group participants and much more.

Impact

  • 1.7k

    peak iOS downloads on the App Store in 2022

  • 100k +

    Android downloads on the Google Play Store in 2022

  • $10M

    Series A fundraising round secured to scale the startup

A brand new captioning experience.
Search transcripts using keywords, bulk delete functionality, improved captioning interface and QR invite flow.

Discover mobile live captions & a robust participant experience.
Caption incoming phone calls, mute and remove participants in a group conversation.

My Souvenir from France

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Recap: Hello JB I thought I’lld see you...

5/20/2021

10:00 AM

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My Souvenir from France

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Recap: Hello JB I thought I’lld se...

5/20/2021

10:00 AM

4s

My Souvenir from France

Hello JB I Hello JB I thought I’lld see...

5/20/2021

10:00 AM

4s

Profile

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Transcripts

Transcripts

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Contacts

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Transcripts

Start Captions

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Participants

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Scribe

20 available hours

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John John (host, me)

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Rebecca Smith

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Bessie Cooper

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Cody Fisher

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Human Amasing

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Search Contacts

Design system collaboration.

A new set of components was created together with Design System for the new experience

Speaker Diarization Product Showcase.
Revolutionizing accessibility and inclusivity in communication methods for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals

In addition to revamping the captioning experience, I also led the research and development of Speaker diarization on iOS as seen in the demo above, the customer service and post captioning experience at Ava.
Due to legal restrictions, numerous aspects of the design process had to be omitted. However, I've compiled a detailed article and guide on designing seamless experiences for AI & ML systems in real-time.

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Ikechukwu Emmanuel

2024