Lawrence Weru

About Lawrence Weru

Lawrence “Larry” Weru began raising awareness about the need for developing disability-inclusive technologies after his own experiences with inaccessibility. As an Associate in Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School, Lawrence has led research to improve the keyboard accessibility of web-based tools and lectured on digital accessibility for the Harvard Pre-College Program. Recently, Forbes, Disability Rights Florida, and the Harvard Gazette have featured his advocacy work on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and accessibility. He has authored and co-authored health stories in Vox, Slate Magazine, Toronto Star, Orlando Sentinel, and other national and regional outlets. During his time as a Dean’s Scholar at Harvard Medical School, he explored how the inaccessible web impacts the health of people with disabilities. He identifies as a person who stutters and currently serves on the board of Harvard Alumni Disability Alliance (HADA).