Helping healthcare organizations create more accessible digital experiences for the communities they serve.
FastHealth Corporation provides healthcare website technology, design services and content management tools that support our clients' efforts to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities.
Accessibility is an important part of healthcare communication. Patients, families, employees and community members should be able to access important online information using a wide range of devices and assistive technologies.
FastHealth incorporates accessibility-focused capabilities into its website platform and provides tools that allow clients to manage content while considering the needs of users with visual, physical and other accessibility needs.
Built-In Accessibility Tools
FastHealth and FastPages administration systems provide tools that can assist healthcare organizations in creating and maintaining accessible website content.
These capabilities include support for:
Alternative text for meaningful images, allowing descriptive information to be associated with images for users of screen readers and other assistive technologies.
Structured website navigation designed to help users move more efficiently through website content.
Skip-navigation capabilities that can help assistive technology users bypass repetitive navigation elements.
Readable content and responsive presentation across desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices.
Content administration tools that allow authorized hospital personnel to manage website information within established templates and formats.
Accessibility-conscious design practices, including consideration of typography, page organization and presentation.
Because website content changes over time, accessibility is an ongoing process. FastHealth encourages clients and their authorized content managers to use the accessibility features provided within the platform whenever creating or updating website content.
Image Accessibility & Alternative Text
Images can communicate important healthcare information but may not be accessible to someone using a screen reader.
FastHealth's content administration tools include fields that allow clients to provide alternative text descriptions for appropriate images. When properly entered, this information can help assistive technologies communicate the purpose or content of an image to users who may not be able to see it.
FastHealth encourages clients to incorporate appropriate alternative text as part of their normal website content-management process.
Accessibility Training & Support
Technology is most effective when the people managing it know how to use it.
FastHealth provides training and support to help clients understand and use the accessibility-related tools available within their website administration system.
We also encourage clients to use established FastHealth templates and content-management tools when possible. Organizations that create custom HTML, applications or other content outside those established formats should ensure that their custom development also incorporates appropriate accessibility practices.
For assistance or training with FastHealth accessibility tools, contact FastHealth Corporation at 205-752-5050, extension 0.
Additional Third-Party Accessibility Technologies
Some healthcare organizations choose to supplement their existing accessibility practices with third-party accessibility technologies or overlay products.
FastHealth does not require or endorse a particular third-party accessibility overlay provider. However, when requested, we can assist clients with integrating compatible third-party accessibility products they independently select and license.
Third-party products should be evaluated carefully by each organization. No individual tool, overlay or automated technology should be viewed as a substitute for an organization's broader accessibility practices or as a guarantee of ADA compliance.
Our Approach to Accessibility
FastHealth believes accessibility should be considered throughout the life of a healthcare website—from initial design and development to the content added by hospital staff after launch.
Our goal is to provide healthcare organizations with practical technology, accessible design capabilities, content-management tools, training and ongoing support that can help them provide a better digital experience for everyone.
For additional information, please review our Website Accessibility Statement and our information regarding FastHealth ADA and website accessibility services.
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