Original scientific paper The Web was created as a universal network of knowledge. It represented a huge qualitative and quantitative leap in terms of acquisition and processing of information. However, even today, significant barriers make difficult the access of a large number of citizens to the web, including disabled users and old people with diminished skills as an effect of age. Accessibi...

The aim of this study is to compare accessibility of vision-impaired (VI) patients to other eyecare centres before attending the mobile and stationary hospitals. Under a cross-sectional study design, VI patients were consecutively enrolled if they visited one of the three Impact Foundation Hospitals--one mobile and two stationary hospitals. The cost and service output of all hospitals were also...

There are many international standardisation agencies working actively on producing technical requirements towards accessibility, both for physical environments and media. Technology is developing at a fast pace to produce new interactions, which turn into communication barriers: some avoidable. Taking consideration accessibility standards from the design requirement definition --the concept of...

This research considers both spatial and nonspatial factors in examining accessibility to primary healthcare in Illinois. Spatial access emphasizes the importance of geographic barrier between consumer and provider, and nonspatial factors include nongeographic barriers or facilitators such as age, sex, ethnicity, income, social class, education and language ability. The population and socioecon...

OBJECTIVE Only one-fifth of the population in rural Burkina Faso uses modern health services. This article aims to identify barriers to increased use, which may help decision makers to develop policies to remove them. DESIGN This article compares perceived quality of care of 853 pairs of users and non-users of modern health services. Non-users were matched to users on age, sex, occupation of ...

BACKGROUND Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) are those for which hospitalisation is thought to be avoidable with the application of preventive care and early disease management, usually delivered in a primary care setting. ACSCs are used extensively as indicators of accessibility and effectiveness of primary health care. We examined the association between patient characteristics and...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore the perceptions of patients with breast cancer with mobility impairments of the physical accessibility of healthcare facilities and equipment. RESEARCH APPROACH Individual audiotaped interviews lasting one to two hours. SETTING Interviews in homes or workplaces or by telephone. PARTICIPANTS 20 women with chronic mobility impairments who developed early-stage ...

OBJECTIVE In Canada, recent immigrant households experience more food insecurity than the general population, but limited information is available about the personal, cultural, and social factors that contribute to this vulnerability. This study focused on recent Latin American (LA) immigrants to explore their perceived barriers in acquiring safe, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate food. ...

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board is issuing final guidelines to assist the Department of Justice to establish accessibility standards for new construction and alterations in places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, as required by title III the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The guidelines will ensure that newly constructed and alter...

Mobile devices are very important to blind people’s autonomy and social life. Likewise, Social Networking Sites (SNS) promote social inclusion and are widely used by blind people. Previous research already focused on the accessibility of mobile devices and SNS in separate; however, little effort has been made to understand the barriers that blind people face when interacting with mobile social ...