Australian Digital Health Agency – Improving Digital Health Accessibility and Inclusion

The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) wants to make its digital health tools and apps easier to use for people with disability. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is working with ADHA to improve their tools and apps.

ADHA tools and apps include:

• My Health Record
• My Health App
• Electronic prescriptions

Information on ADHA and their tools and apps can be found on Digital Health website https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/

Get involved

To understand how people with disability are using these tools and apps, PWDA engaged in a range of consultation activities with people with disabilities throughout July including focus groups, interviews and an online survey.

Following the feedback PWDA and ADHA will be facilitating a webinar for people with disability to learn more about the tools that are available.

Webinar

Join PWDA for a free webinar exploring ADHA digital health tools and how you can use them.

The webinar will give an overview on the digital health tools:

• My Health Record
• My Health App
• Electronic prescriptions

This event is for people with disability, their families, friends and carers.

When: Wednesday 30 October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm AEDT
Where: Online
Cost: Free

Auslan interpreters and closed captioning will be available at the event.

If you have questions, email us at training@pwd.org.au or call 1800 422 015.

Digital Health Learning

The ADHA also provide a range of resources including Auslan interpreted and live transcription recorded learning sessions eLearning modules from their Digital Health Learning: for everyone program resources including: 

• Online learning sessions
• Webinars: Recorded digital health online learning sessions
• Online learning, with Auslan interpretation

Get in touch

You can also email the project officer at training@pwd.org.au or call 1800 422 015 to register or ask any questions about this project.

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