Megha M Moncy, Manya Pilli, Manasi Somasundaram, Saptarshi Purkayastha, Cathy R Fulton
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Abstract
This study investigates the accessibility of open-source electronic health record (EHR) systems for individuals who are visually impaired or blind. Ensuring the accessibility of EHRs to visually impaired users is critical for the diversity, equity, and inclusion of all users. The study used a combination of automated and manual accessibility testing with screen readers to evaluate the accessibility of three widely used open-source EHR systems. We used three popular screen readers - JAWS (Windows), NVDA (Windows), and Apple VoiceOver (OSX) to evaluate accessibility. The evaluation revealed that although each of the three EHR systems was partially accessible, there is room for improvement, particularly regarding keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility. The study concludes with recommendations for making EHR systems more inclusive for all users and more accessible.
本研究调查了视障人士或盲人对开源电子健康记录（EHR）系统的可访问性。确保电子病历对视障用户的无障碍性对所有用户的多样性、公平性和包容性至关重要。这项研究结合使用屏幕阅读器进行自动和手动无障碍测试，以评估三种广泛使用的开源电子病历系统的无障碍程度。我们使用了三种流行的屏幕阅读器--JAWS（Windows）、NVDA（Windows）和 Apple VoiceOver（OSX）来评估无障碍性。评估结果表明，虽然这三种电子病历系统都具有部分无障碍性，但仍有改进的余地，尤其是在键盘导航和屏幕阅读器兼容性方面。研究最后提出了一些建议，以提高电子病历系统对所有用户的包容性和无障碍性。
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