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Accesibilidad caminable a servicios colectivos en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito: una aproximación desde la geografía cuantitativa(2020-12) Valdez Gómez de la Torre, Felipe Miguel; Valdez Gómez de la Torre, Felipe MiguelLa presente investigación muestra los resultados del cálculo de un índice de accesibilidad a nivel barrial a los servicios colectivos, considerando los conceptos de equidad y eficiencia espacial, en el área urbana de la ciudad de Quito. Por la COVID-19, varios sectores académicos y técnicos relacionados con la planificación urbana han sugerido la importancia de la proximidad caminable a bienes y servicios. El propósito de este artículo es aportar con aproximaciones metodológicas que permitan cuantificar esta proximidad para la toma de decisiones informada. Los datos de población fueron analizados a partir de la distribución de los sectores censales y de la población a nivel de manzanas para el año 2010, utilizando como medida la distancia, real e ideal, desde el centroide de cada barrio a los servicios colectivos más cercanos. Entre los principales hallazgos se destaca que la metodología empleada permite identificar áreas prioritarias para la intervención a través del diseño y la planificación urbana, en tanto que la desagregación del análisis por grupos de edad sugiere algunas fuentes de inequidad en el acceso, las cuales deben ser atendidas de manera prioritaria. Este tipo de análisis debe complementarse considerando las otras dimensiones de accesibilidad a los servicios.Item Metadata only 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.Item Metadata only Challenges of Web Accessibility in a Health Application to Predict Neonatal Mortality – The Score Bebe®(2021-07-02) Armijos Acurio, María Luciana; Dueñas Espin, Ivan Guillermo; Jimbo Sotomayor, Ruth Elizabeth; Rivadeneira Guerrero, María Fernanda; Sánchez Choez, Xavier Geovanny; Tello Ponce, Betzabé Magdalena; Nunes, I.We are currently experiencing the first global pandemic in the digital age due to the COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As we try to protect ourselves with isolation and social distancing measures, the digital tools for connecting with the world become more critical. Newborn health care, a critical public health problem everywhere, has been severely affected by the pandemic. Therefore, web-based tools could be an alternative to improve newborn care. For these reasons, we believe that web applications should have accessibility standards. To predict neonatal mortality, we have designed the web application - The Score Bebe ® - considering the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. These accessibility studies will make it possible to contribute to more inclusive access for all people, including people with disabilities. It will also improve the web’s visibility in search engines and reuse the content in multiple formats or devices.Item Metadata only 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.Item Metadata only 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 FilomenaLa 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.Item Metadata only Improve accessibility and visibility of selected university websites(2020-07) Ramos Galarza, Carlos Alberto; Ramos Galarza, Carlos AlbertoCurrently, there are millions of websites, but not all of them are accessible and visible in search engines, and in the different devices and technologies used. The purpose of this research is to 1) suggest an accessibility evaluation model according to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 standards; 2) correlate Webometrics and SCImago rankings to improve visibility, and 3) determine whether an accessible website can improve visibility. As a case study, the authors applied to 30 web pages from Latin American universities. The results indicate that although an educational institution is in the first rankings of the Webometrics and SCImago classification, they do not necessarily satisfy web accessibility requirements. This study can be a guide for the definition of institutional efforts to improve accessibility and visibility in the design of more inclusive and visible websites.Item Metadata only Improvement of accessibility in medical and healthcare websites(2021) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Acosta Vargas, Gloria FilomenaHealth 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.Item Metadata only Method for assessing accessibility in videoconference systems(2021-02) Acosta Vargas, Gloria Filomena; Acosta Vargas, Gloria FilomenaThe 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.