BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, is collaborating with the American Council of the Blind to design and build more inclusive and accessible experiences for blind and visually impaired patients as part of the company’s broader digital accessibility commitments.

波士顿--（商业新闻短讯）--athenahealth，Inc.，一家为全国医疗集团和卫生系统提供网络支持软件和服务的领先供应商，正在与美国盲人委员会合作，为盲人和视力受损患者设计和构建更具包容性和可访问性的体验，作为该公司更广泛的数字无障碍承诺的一部分。

The collaboration expands athenahealth’s approach to accessibility around its patient-facing applications to be more inclusive for millions of patients..

该合作扩展了athenahealth围绕其面向患者的应用程序的可访问性方法，使其对数百万患者更具包容性。。

“There are already too many barriers for people trying to access care in the United States – especially for those who are visually impaired,” said Claire Stanley, director of advocacy and government affairs at the American Council of the Blind. “Technology can help reduce those barriers, empowering individuals to better communicate with their providers, and manage their own care.

美国盲人委员会倡导和政府事务主任克莱尔·斯坦利（ClaireStanley）表示：“在美国，人们试图获得护理的障碍已经太多了，尤其是那些视力受损的人。”。“技术可以帮助减少这些障碍，使个人能够更好地与提供者沟通，并管理自己的护理。

We’re excited to be working with athenahealth as they continue to make their patient experiences more digitally accessible and inclusive.”.

我们很高兴能与athenahealth合作，因为他们继续使患者体验更加数字化和包容性。”。

Since partnering with the American Council of the Blind to increase the company’s understanding of the specific healthcare needs and experiences of individuals with visual impairments, athenahealth has evolved its approach to accessibility for these patients. Among the updates it has made to its accessibility strategy:.

自从与美国盲人委员会合作以增加公司对视力障碍患者的特定医疗保健需求和经验的理解以来，athenahealth已经发展出了为这些患者提供无障碍服务的方法。在其可访问性策略的更新中：。

Formalizing goals and measures of success to pursue conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, a set of internationally recognized guidelines that provides a framework and set of recommendations for making web content more accessible to individuals with disabilities..

正式确定成功的目标和衡量标准，以符合《网络内容无障碍指南》（WCAG）2.1 AA级，这是一套国际公认的指南，为残疾人提供了一个框架和一套建议。。

Building a program around real-world usability testing and ongoing patient feedback, including engaging directly with individuals who use assistive technology in their own lives to test its product. Additionally, to ensure continuous improvements, athenahealth has a feedback channel for patients to report if they encounter accessibility barriers while using its patient-facing applications..

围绕现实世界的可用性测试和持续的患者反馈建立一个计划，包括直接与在自己的生活中使用辅助技术的个人接触以测试其产品。此外，为了确保持续改进，athenahealth有一个反馈渠道，让患者报告在使用面向患者的应用程序时是否遇到可访问性障碍。。

Bolstering patient accessibility training and feedback across the product development lifecycle not just through testing, but also in ongoing employee training, design reviews, formal conformance testing, and more.

在整个产品开发生命周期中，不仅通过测试，而且通过持续的员工培训、设计评审、正式的一致性测试等，加强患者的可访问性培训和反馈。

“At athenahealth, our vision is to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. That means ensuring our digital experiences work for all patients, regardless of ability,” said Paul Brient, chief product officer at athenahealth. “athenahealth is committed to enhancing its patient-facing applications by collaborating with organizations that offer expertise, and lived experience is an essential part of that work, which is why working with the American Council of the Blind has been so valuable.”.

athenahealth首席产品官保罗·布莱恩（PaulBrient）表示：“在athenahealth，我们的愿景是创建一个繁荣的生态系统，为所有人提供无障碍、高质量和可持续的医疗保健。这意味着确保我们的数字体验适用于所有患者，无论其能力如何。”。“athenahealth致力于通过与提供专业知识的组织合作来增强其面向患者的应用程序，而生活经验是这项工作的重要组成部分，这就是为什么与美国盲人委员会合作如此有价值的原因。”。

About the American Council of the Blind

关于美国盲人委员会

American Council of the Blind is a national consumer-based advocacy organization working on behalf of blind and low vision Americans throughout the country, with members organized through seventy state and special interest affiliates. ACB is dedicated to improving the quality of life, equality of opportunity and independence of all people who have visual impairments.

美国盲人委员会是一个以消费者为基础的全国性倡导组织，代表全国各地的盲人和低视力美国人，其成员由70个州和特殊利益附属机构组成。ACB致力于提高所有视力障碍患者的生活质量、机会平等和独立性。

Its members and affiliated organizations have a long history of commitment to the advancement of policies and programs which will enhance independence for people who are blind and visually impaired. More information about ACB can be found by visiting the ACB website..

其成员和附属组织长期致力于推进政策和计划，以提高盲人和视力障碍者的独立性。有关ACB的更多信息，请访问ACB网站。。

About athenahealth, Inc.

关于athenahealth，Inc。

athenahealth creates innovative healthcare technology that connects clinicians, patients, payers, and partners in differentiated ways. Our electronic health record, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions allow anytime, anywhere access, driving better financial outcomes for our customers and enabling our provider customers to deliver better quality care.

athenahealth创造了创新的医疗保健技术，以不同的方式将临床医生、患者、付款人和合作伙伴联系起来。我们的电子健康记录、收入周期管理和患者参与解决方案允许随时随地访问，为我们的客户带来更好的财务成果，并使我们的供应商客户能够提供更好的优质护理。

In everything we do, we’re inspired by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com..

在我们所做的每件事中，我们都受到我们的愿景的启发，即创建一个繁荣的生态系统，为所有人提供可获得的，高质量的和可持续的医疗保健。有关更多信息，请访问www.athenahealth.com。。