Accessible Reading Canada Command List

The following list of commands applies to using the Accessible Reading Canada speaker skill. Throughout this web page, the smart speaker’s name has been replaced with the phrase “Lady A” in order to avoid turning the speaker on unintentionally. Please use your smart speaker’s wake word and not the replacement name (“Lady A”) when using commands with Accessible Reading Canada.

To learn even more about the smart speaker skill, access the Accessible Reading Canada User Guide or visit the Accessible Reading Canada help page.

A few things you should know before you begin using CELA’s Accessible Reading Canada

You will need to say the wake word “Lady A” before you say your first command. You can interrupt Accessible Reading Canada by saying “Lady A.” followed by a command.

After you have given some commands, Accessible Reading Canada may ask you to make a choice or suggest a command or response for you to say. Please follow the advice given by the speaker. For example, if the speaker suggests you say a “yes” or “no” at any given point, please answer with “yes” or “no.” When the skill is waiting for a response from you, it is not necessary to add the wake word to your command.

Tip: Some commands can be combined with the launch command. For example, you could say “Lady A., launch Accessible Canada and Books in Progress, or “Lady A, launch Accessible Reading Canada and Search”.

Basic commands

To open Accessible Reading Canada on your smart speaker, say Open Accessible Reading Canada.”
To exit Accessible Reading Canada, say Stop or Quit.
To hear a set of instructions again, say Repeat.
To return to the main menu from anywhere in the skill, say Main menu
To return to the previous menu, say Go back
At any time, if you need help or advice, say Help.

Commands in lists of books

To hear the book summary, say Summary
To move forward or backwards through the list of books, say Next or previous.
To jump back to the top of the list say First
To start to read a book from a list or the summary, say Read, or Start Reading.

Playback commands

To pause reading a book, say “Lady A, Pause.
To continue reading, say Lady A, Resume
To skip to the next or previous section in a book, say Lady A, followed by Next or Previous.
To increase the volume, say Lady A, Volume up.
To decrease the volume, say Lady A, Volume down.
To stop the book, say Lady A, Stop.

Resume most recent book

To start reading the last book you were listening to on this skill, say Resume.
This command can also be added to the launch phrase. Lady A, start accessible Reading Canada and Resume.

Your books

To access the Your Books menu, say My books. You will have access to your CELA Direct to Player bookshelf and Books in progress.
This command can also be added to the launch phrase.

Bookshelf

To open your bookshelf, say Bookshelf.
This command can be added to the launch phrase.

Books in progress

To hear a list of books you are reading with the Accessible reading Canada skill, say Books in progress.
This command can be added to the launch phrase

Search for books

To search by title or author, say Search for (title) or Search for (Author name). You can also ask for both author and title. For example, say Search Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens.
The Search command works from wherever you are in the skill. You can also add it to the launch phrase.

Library

To go to the library menu, say Library.
This command can also be added to the launch phrase. It leads to the menu with Recommendations and the Search.

Recommendations from CELA

To hear a short list of staff selected books, say Recommendations.
This command can also be added to the launch phrase.