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Design Recommendations for an Inclusive Online Sexual Health Clinic for Blind and Partially Sighted People

Mooney, danita; Bandukda, maryam; Patel, Dilisha; (2023) Design Recommendations for an Inclusive Online Sexual Health Clinic for Blind and Partially Sighted People. In: The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. (pp. pp. 1-4). ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Green open access

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Abstract

Sexually transmitted infections are highly prevalent in the United Kingdom, and chlamydia, which is largely asymptomatic, is the most common. Digital health is being integrated into health service provision to support the increasing demand for testing and treatment. However, with this integration, there is a need to ensure that the design, development, and deployment of digital health platforms are inclusive and accessible for all. This paper explores the needs of blind and partially sighted people when using an online sexual health clinic through interviews with seven blind and partially sighted people. The findings identified key barriers and facilitators that impact the accessibility of online sexual health clinics, including the accessibility of the visual content, particularly for self-testing and the need to consider the privacy of disclosing sexual health information. We align with the principles of Universal Design and, as such, present design recommendations to inform the design of inclusive online sexual health interventions.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Design Recommendations for an Inclusive Online Sexual Health Clinic for Blind and Partially Sighted People
Event: 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Location: New York, NY, USA
Dates: 22nd-25th October 2023
ISBN-13: 979-8-4007-0220-4
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1145/3597638.3614487
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1145/3597638.3614487
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10175056
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