Product design question

How would you design Alexa for the blind people?

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What this question tests

Accessibility-focused product design, adapting a voice assistant for a segment where voice is already the primary interface.

Clarify that Alexa is largely voice-first already, so the real design gap is likely setup and non-voice notifications, not core interaction.
Segment users: fully blind users versus low-vision users, since needs differ in whether visual aid still helps.
Identify the pain point: initial device setup and the companion app rely heavily on visual UI, creating a barrier before voice even kicks in.
Prioritize fixing setup and app dependency, the actual accessibility gap, not the core voice interaction which already works well.
Design the solution: a fully voice-guided setup flow and audio-first notifications for things like package delivery or security alerts.
Define success: setup completion rate and support-ticket reduction among blind and low-vision users.

Correctly identifies that the core Alexa interaction is already accessible, and focuses on the real gap, setup and companion app dependency.
Segments blind versus low-vision users, since their needs and possible visual aids differ.
Names a concrete, testable fix, voice-guided setup, tied to a real friction point.
Uses support-ticket reduction as a practical proxy for accessibility pain, alongside setup completion.

Assuming voice assistants need a complete redesign for blind users when core interaction already works.
Not distinguishing blind from low-vision needs.
Ignoring the setup and companion-app dependency, the actual accessibility gap.

How would you test this with actual blind users rather than assuming their needs?
How would you handle visual content Alexa can't describe well, like a camera feed?
What accessibility standards would guide this design?