Browsing by Author "Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena"

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    Challenges and Improvements in Website Accessibility for Health Services
    (2020-01) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Vergnano, A., Leali, F., y Taiar, R.
    Today, the growing number of applications and web users make software engineering a promising field, especially the development of accessible web applications. According to the World Health Organization, 15% of the world’s population carries some form of disability. There are many websites for patient care, but not all of them are accessible. Therefore, it is necessary to develop accessible websites for health services that comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 that provide guidelines for the development of more accessible and inclusive applications. Testing accessibility in web applications is a major challenge for accessibility experts, so this research proposes an assessment method to measure the accessibility of health-related web applications. The method can serve as a reference to apply to any website.
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    Combined method for accessibility evaluation in tele-rehabilitation platforms for low vision users
    (2021-01-26) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Russo, D., Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Di Bucchianico, G., y Taiar, R.
    According to the World Health Organization, about 15% of persons who have a disability. Existing web applications are not easily accessible, particularly for people with disabilities. In this research, we present a combined method that consists of applying an automatic inspection with a WAVE tool and manual method. In this study, we employed an examination of the accessibility assessment of ePHoRt, a web platform for hip arthroplasty patient rehabilitation, from the physical therapist’s perspective. In this research, we included the application of 12 accessibility barriers for people with a low vision based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and 2.2. The results obtained suggest that digital ramps and WCAG have more accessible and inclusive web platforms.
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    Designing an accessible website for palliative care services
    (2020) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Botto-Tobar, M., Zambrano, M., Torres-Carrión, P., Montes, S., Pizarro, G., y Durakovic, B.
    There is no doubt that population growth and the increase in non-communicable diseases represent a challenge to society, especially for the health system, including palliative care. Maintaining accessible sites is essential for all kinds of people to interact on the web. Ecuador does not have websites on palliative care, and the existing ones in the area of health are not all accessible. To solve this need, we propose the design of a website in the area of palliative care, applying standards based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. By designing a website that applies the WCAG 2.1 standards, more people will be able to access healthcare, including people with disabilities. This research can contribute as a reference for the construction of more inclusive websites in the area of health.
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    Evaluación de la accesibilidad en sistemas de teleconferencia para usuarios con baja visión durante la COVID-19
    (2020-08) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena
    La Organización Mundial de la Salud indica que más de 1000 millones de personas en todo el mundo viven con alguna forma de discapacidad; alrededor de 200 millones de personas experimentan dificultades considerables en su funcionamiento físico. A futuro, la discapacidad será una preocupación importante, ya que tiende a aumentar debido a que la población está envejeciendo y el riesgo de discapacidad es alto en adultos mayores, debido a que con la edad su visión se reduce. Por otro lado, la COVID-19 ha acelerado la tecnología propiciando el teletrabajo en las áreas de educación, salud y empresarial. Sin embargo, no todas las aplicaciones cumplen con los estándares de accesibilidad. En este estudio, se toman las diez aplicaciones más utilizadas en teleconferencia para evaluar el cumplimiento de los lineamientos de accesibilidad, relacionadas con los principios: perceptible, operable, comprensible y robusto, propuestos en las WCAG 2.1 y WCAG 2.2.
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    Improvement of accessibility in medical and healthcare websites
    (2021) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena
    Health information on the Web can make patients better informed about a disease, which according to several studies leads to better treatment results. However, the health information found on the Web is not accessible because it presents barriers that prevent people from easily accessing it because it does not comply with the standards of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. Therefore, in this study, we present an analysis of the accessibility of the seven most visited health websites in the world. To analyze the accessibility of medical websites, we apply an automatic review method. The results show that health websites have frequent problems related to the lack of alternative text, empty links, and contrast errors. This research can contribute to future work related to accessibility in health and medical sites. Finally, we suggest designing a combined method to review each website’s accessibility barriers to complement the automatic review.
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    Method for assessing accessibility in videoconference systems
    (2021-02) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena
    The World Health Organization reveals that over one billion persons worldwide living with some disability. On the other hand, videoconferencing applications have become massively popular in our daily lives, from the domestic to the professional, even for the management of public services. Therefore, the use of video conferencing systems by any person, especially the elderly, with a disability or little training, is essential. Furthermore, not all videoconferencing applications comply with accessibility standards. In this study, the six most used videoconferencing systems were selected to evaluate compliance with accessibility guidelines, related to the principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and 2.2. This study has limitations, depending on the experience of the evaluators in accessibility. This study can serve as a guide for expert and non-expert users in the selection of accessible applications.
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    Web Accessibility Analysis of a Tele-Rehabilitation Platform: The Physiotherapist Perspective
    (2020-07-01) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena
    Today, according to the World Health Organization’s disability reports, they indicate that more than 15% of people worldwide have some disability. This research presents an analysis of the evaluation of accessibility made using ePHoRt, a web-based platform that aims to improve the rehabilitation of patients after hip arthroplasty. To achieve this parameter, so that it is accessible to all, we apply Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. This study presents an evaluation of the accessibility of the platform from the physiotherapist’s perspective to achieve an accessible and inclusive site. The results of this research can serve as lessons learned to motivate the developers of the ePHoRt platform towards universal access through the application of WCAG 2.1 throughout the application development cycle.