Larry Goldberg is a leading accessible media and technology expert and consultant. With more than 35 years of experience as an innovative leader, entrepreneur, inventor, advisor and mentor, he has advanced access to a wide range of media and technology for people with disabilities, driving inclusive policies, processes and organizational infrastructures for large and small, for-profit and non-profit, public and private sector institutions. Larry began his consulting career after eight years at Yahoo, as Senior Director and eventually, Head of Accessibility. As Head of Accessibility, he directed a dedicated team of accessibility professionals and coordinated with thousands of designers, developers, engineers, product managers and executives to ensure that Yahoo’s many products, services and media offerings were as accessible as possible to people with disabilities.
Full Interview
Featured Segments
Larry’s Background in Accessibility
How Closed Captioning Became the Expectation
How the Deaf Community is Involved in Closed Captioning
How Different Senses Play a Role in Opening Media to All Audiences
How Designers Can Make New Mediums More Accessible
How AI Has Moved into the Accessibility Space
How the Future of Accessibility will Evolve
The Reaction from the Public to New Accessibility Technology
MISSION
The Internet of Senses Institute is a nexus for all who seek to learn about and participate in the next technological revolution. We serve as an entrepreneurial community for startups and investors, a research hub for academics and thought leaders, a trend-spotting resource for forward-thinking corporations, and an information center for privacy advocates and policymakers.
