
OpinionJanuary 29, 2020
Virtual Reality Has an Accessibility Problem
It’s been touted as an “empathy machine” that lets users see what it’s like to have a disability—but people with disabilities often can’t use it
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips is a journalist and editor who lives in Durham, North Carolina. She writes a blog about empathy featuring reportage, essays, and interviews, and is the author of THE FUTURE OF FEELING: Building Empathy in a Tech-Obsessed World (Little A: February 1, 2020).

Virtual Reality Has an Accessibility Problem
It’s been touted as an “empathy machine” that lets users see what it’s like to have a disability—but people with disabilities often can’t use it