Will VR be Accessible?

Larry Goldberg makes sure every piece of media he touches is, to borrow a phrase, “born accessible.” 40 years ago there was no captioning, no audio description, no secondary audio channels on TV sets for foreign languages. For thirty years, Larry has presided over great changes in media accessibility that have blazed the trail for our entertainment and education to be more inclusive and accessible regardless of disability. Now working as head of accessibility at Verizon Media, Larry is overseeing the cultural ambassadorship that their accessibility team is so well known for, pushing innovative awareness and mentorship programs, and looking ahead to exciting new developments in virtual reality, augmented reality and other new media – to make sure those formats will be accessible, too.