Online health care and accessibility

[kestrell]

I feel as if all I post here anymore are complaints, but it is just one of those years. Last week I had a really painful arthritis flare up in my right hip, which is a new thing, and my GP basically said, Let's wait and see if it goes away, despite my trying to explain about how much pain I was in. She recommended taking ibuprofen, because, hey, I never thought of trying that on my own, as it didn't help at all. I've ordered a mattress topper, in hopes that that might at least make it less painful to lie in bed. Also: lavender-infused mattress topper, ooooo.

Anyway, while at the health clinic, I asked for a code so I could log onto the online healthcare Website that allows for tracking appointments and communicating with doctors, only to find out once I tried logging in that it seems to be totally inaccessible. I mean, all I can find for my screen reader to read is the copyright info from the company who made the software--good to know they prioritized the important things.

Comments

Re: Sympathy

[j00j]

*cackling*
It shouldn't be necessary, but since people will continue to avoid their ethical and legal responsibility, here we are.

Re: Sympathy

[kestrell]

I've taken to just shaking my head regretfully and saying, "You really have no idea how many blind lawyers there are, do you?".