Making Self-Management Mobile Health Apps Accessible to People with Disabilities: A Qualitative Single-Subject Study
Description: This study examines access needs for people with disabilities that use health improvement apps. It includes suggestions for designing accessibility options, such as button size and location. There is also a ready-to-use health app: IMHERE 2.0.
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URL: https://mhealth.jmir.org/2020/1/e15060 (study), https://imhere.pitt.edu/ (app)
Creation Date: March 2020
Type of Product: study; tips
People Required: organization (app creation), individual (app use)
Adaptation Needed: would need a programmer if designing own apps
Rural Adaptations: technology skills needed, including internet access
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read document
Funding: might vary – for devices
Staff Needed: may need staff for app creation or to assist with installing and learning to use app
Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned, technology
Technology: need online access and tablet/smartphone/computer if using app
Alone/Group: group (app development), alone (app use)
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: not having technology, not knowing how to use technology
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 12 (study)
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, app designed for use by many people with different types of disabilities
Employment for Aging Adults with a Disability
Description: This fact sheet includes information on accommodations, vocational rehabilitation, work/benefits balance, and volunteering considerations.
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Creation Date: 2013
Type of Product: factsheet; tips
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: none
Rural Adaptations: dependent on availability of accommodations and vocational rehabilitation offices
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed
Staff Needed: follow-up questions on benefits, accommodations, VR help
Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned
Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed
Alone/Group: done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: inability to understand outsourced reference material (ADA guidelines); need to print resources; inability to find local VR office or waiting list for services
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 11
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, but some suggestions are dependent on availability of others and resources
Making Web-Based Job Application Forms Accessible to All Users
Description: This infosheet includes tips to make web-based job application forms accessible to all users.
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URL: https://nwadacenter.org/factsheet/making-web-based-job-application-forms-accessible-all-users
Creation Date: March 2017
Type of Product: infosheet; tips
People Required: organization
Adaptation Needed: maybe some updates
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas
Reading Time: Does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: web developer to update websites/job postings and staff to test with accessibility tools
Supplies: job applications; technology to access website
Technology: need to be able to accesswebsite
Alone/Group: Done alone or group depending on testing requirements
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: may need significant changes depending on website accessibility
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 8
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great