The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education has announced a partnership with Pennsylvania-based TechA11y to enhance digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities. This collaboration aims to provide a more inclusive approach to accessing healthcare information and services online.
Accessible digital resources play a crucial role for individuals with disabilities, influencing their ability to find health information, learn about programs, and interact with organizations. The partnership will see TechA11y deploy its AI-powered accessibility technology across The Wright Center’s website and affiliated sites, including TheWrightCenter.org and HealthyMOMS.org.
Additionally, the initiative will extend to The Wright Center’s PDF documents and digital media, ensuring that online resources are accessible to all users. Paul Krzywicki, executive director of marketing and communications at The Wright Center, emphasized that enhancing digital access is essential to their mission. “Access has always been central to the work of The Wright Center, and today that has to include digital access,” he said in a press release.
Krzywicki noted that digital resources serve as vital links between the community and the organization. “We want those experiences to be welcoming and accessible to everyone. Our partnership with TechA11y gives us a continuous approach to improving accessibility as our digital content evolves,” he explained.
The partnership addresses the ongoing challenge of maintaining digital accessibility as websites and online content grow. New pages, documents, and media are continually added, which can affect accessibility. TechA11y’s technology is designed to monitor and improve digital accessibility continuously, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards. This program will address accessibility issues dynamically, generating solutions as web content changes.
The engagement also includes support for making PDF documents and digital media accessible. For TechA11y, this partnership marks an important step into the healthcare sector, aligning with their commitment to digital inclusion. “Digital accessibility is ultimately about people. When someone is looking for health information or navigating an organization’s website, disability should not be a barrier,” said Kirk Uhler, CEO of TechA11y.
For more details on this initiative, visit TheWrightCenter.org.
