TY - CHAP
T1 - Advancing Web Accessibility
T2 - Evaluating and Analyzing an Educational Platform for Respiratory Therapies
AU - Acosta-Vargas, Patricia
AU - Acosta-Vargas, Gloria
AU - Carrion-Toro, Mayra
AU - Santórum, Marco
AU - Ayala-Chauvin, Manuel
AU - Ortiz-Prado, Esteban
AU - Maldonado-Garcés, Verónica
AU - Esparza, Wilmer
AU - Madera, Camila
AU - González-Rodríguez, Mario
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023. Published by AHFE Open Access. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This article presents the design and evaluation of an accessible digital respiratory rehabilitation therapeutic education platform. Its primary goal is to promote inclusive technologies for individuals with respiratory needs. The platform was developed with adherence to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, ensuring practical usage up to level AA for people with disabilities or functional limitations. A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, web developers, and accessibility experts collaborated on the project. The design process incorporated considerations such as content organization, color contrast, descriptive labels, screen reader compatibility, and keyboard navigation. The results demonstrated a high level of accessibility, emphasizing the platform’s effectiveness in providing accessible educational resources for respiratory rehabilitation. This research underscores the significance of web accessibility in supporting individuals with respiratory needs throughout their therapeutic journey and discusses future improvements and research avenues.
AB - This article presents the design and evaluation of an accessible digital respiratory rehabilitation therapeutic education platform. Its primary goal is to promote inclusive technologies for individuals with respiratory needs. The platform was developed with adherence to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, ensuring practical usage up to level AA for people with disabilities or functional limitations. A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, web developers, and accessibility experts collaborated on the project. The design process incorporated considerations such as content organization, color contrast, descriptive labels, screen reader compatibility, and keyboard navigation. The results demonstrated a high level of accessibility, emphasizing the platform’s effectiveness in providing accessible educational resources for respiratory rehabilitation. This research underscores the significance of web accessibility in supporting individuals with respiratory needs throughout their therapeutic journey and discusses future improvements and research avenues.
KW - Accessible digital technologies
KW - Healthcare
KW - Therapeutic education
KW - WCAG 2.1
KW - Web accessibility
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031528116
U2 - 10.54941/ahfe1004290
DO - 10.54941/ahfe1004290
M3 - Capítulo
AN - SCOPUS:105031528116
T3 - Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
SP - 692
EP - 705
BT - Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
PB - AHFE International
ER -