Amazon Pharmacy’s Expansion Makes Medication More Accessible To More People

Edit Story

ForbesLeadershipDiversity, Equity & Inclusion

Amazon Pharmacy’s Expansion Makes Medication More Accessible To More People

Steven Aquino
Contributor
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies.

Following

Mar 27, 2024,02:53pm EDT

• Share to Facebook
• Share to Twitter
• Share to Linkedin

Amazon Pharmacy delivers meds in a variety of ways, including by drone.

Amazon

One of the common themes running through the seemingly disparate stories posted to this space is the idea that the most basic of technologies—namely, the internet—can be an assistive technology unto itself. So much of the contemporary internet has enabled the disability community, such as connecting with other people far and wide through social media platforms like Facebook. As another example, consider Amazon. While people love online shopping for its convenience—as a longtime Prime subscriber, I too attest to loving free, two-day shipping—the reality is online shopping (whether speedy or not) can be a lifeline to legions of disabled people. As I often say, not everyone is capable of leaving their home and going into their neighborhood for groceries and other everyday essentials. Perhaps they’re immunocompromised or have some other chronic condition that make public appearances unduly risky. Likewise, perhaps the logistics of [...]