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Technology can make us better, faster, stronger, and more productive. But it has another promise: accessibility.

Many of us look to technology to add to our regular faculties — make us better, faster, stronger, and more productive. But there’s another promise of new technology for millions of people around the world: accessibility.

Larry Goldberg, director of WGBH’s National Center for Accessible Media, joins Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss new ways tech is helping people with disabilities. Click on the audio player above to hear more.

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