Daniel Sonnenfeld

Daniel Sonnenfeld is an Accessibility Compliance Program Director at Salesforce. He is also Global Accessibility Chair of Abilityforce, Salesforce's employee resource group for people with disabilities and allies. His professional experience spans the high tech industry, having worked with large enterprises and startups. After a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Daniel graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Computer Science. Born Deaf, Daniel wore hearing aids most of his life and received cochlear implants 17 years ago. He is multilingual and fluent in English, American Sign Language, and French.

Jul 03, 2019 By Daniel Sonnenfeld

Accessibility: The Journey From Compliance to Belonging

Accessibility is more than an equality issue; the focus makes good business sense. Last year Accenture, in partnership with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN published Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage. The report shows how companies... Read More

Corporate Culture, Equality, Salesforce Ohana

Dec 26, 2017 By Daniel Sonnenfeld

I’m Deaf, Gay, and Leading the Charge for Equality

When I look around me today, I see an incredible range of professional opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields … people from all walks of life. Those opportunities become available when we are open about who we are and how we are... Read More

Careers, Equality