Evaluation of consumer health website accessibility by users with sensory and physical disabilities

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2004, Pages 1128-1132

  Chiang, Michael F ^a   Starren, Justin ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer participation; disabled persons; evaluation studies; health services accessibility; Medical informatics applications; telecommunications; vision disorders

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSONS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

CONSUMER HEALTHS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISABLED (PERSONS); EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; VISION DISORDERS; WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY;

WEBSITES;

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; VISUAL DISORDER;

DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 20444460018     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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