Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services

Patricia Acosta-Vargas; Paula Hidalgo; Gloria Acosta-Vargas; Belén Salvador-Acosta; Luis Salvador-Ullauri; Mario Gonzalez

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42517-3_28

Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services

Patricia Acosta-Vargas^*
, Paula Hidalgo
, Gloria Acosta-Vargas
, Belén Salvador-Acosta
, Luis Salvador-Ullauri
, Mario Gonzalez

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Health and Wellness

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Miguel Botto-Tobar, Marcelo Zambrano Vizuete, Pablo Torres-Carrión, Sergio Montes León, Guillermo Pizarro Vásquez, Benjamin Durakovic
Publisher	Springer
Pages	371-383
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783030425166
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42517-3_28
State	Published - 2020
Event	1st International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2019 - Quito, Ecuador Duration: 3 Dec 2019 → 5 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	1193 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	1st International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2019
Country/Territory	Ecuador
City	Quito
Period	3/12/19 → 5/12/19

Bibliographical note

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Accessibility
Design
Inclusive
Palliative care
Public health
WCAG 2.1
Website

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Acosta-Vargas, P., Hidalgo, P., Acosta-Vargas, G., Salvador-Acosta, B., Salvador-Ullauri, L., & Gonzalez, M. (2020). Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services. In M. Botto-Tobar, M. Zambrano Vizuete, P. Torres-Carrión, S. Montes León, G. Pizarro Vásquez, & B. Durakovic (Eds.), Applied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings (pp. 371-383). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1193 CCIS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42517-3_28

Acosta-Vargas, Patricia ; Hidalgo, Paula ; Acosta-Vargas, Gloria et al. / Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services. Applied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings. editor / Miguel Botto-Tobar ; Marcelo Zambrano Vizuete ; Pablo Torres-Carrión ; Sergio Montes León ; Guillermo Pizarro Vásquez ; Benjamin Durakovic. Springer, 2020. pp. 371-383 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Acosta-Vargas, P, Hidalgo, P, Acosta-Vargas, G, Salvador-Acosta, B, Salvador-Ullauri, L & Gonzalez, M 2020, Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services. in M Botto-Tobar, M Zambrano Vizuete, P Torres-Carrión, S Montes León, G Pizarro Vásquez & B Durakovic (eds), Applied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1193 CCIS, Springer, pp. 371-383, 1st International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2019, Quito, Ecuador, 3/12/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42517-3_28

Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services. / Acosta-Vargas, Patricia; Hidalgo, Paula; Acosta-Vargas, Gloria et al.
Applied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Miguel Botto-Tobar; Marcelo Zambrano Vizuete; Pablo Torres-Carrión; Sergio Montes León; Guillermo Pizarro Vásquez; Benjamin Durakovic. Springer, 2020. p. 371-383 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1193 CCIS).

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Acosta-Vargas P, Hidalgo P, Acosta-Vargas G, Salvador-Acosta B, Salvador-Ullauri L, Gonzalez M. Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services. In Botto-Tobar M, Zambrano Vizuete M, Torres-Carrión P, Montes León S, Pizarro Vásquez G, Durakovic B, editors, Applied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 371-383. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-42517-3_28

Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services

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