Adequação da acessibilidade Web do curso Zika: abordagem clínica na Atenção Básica

Abstract

Introduction : Access to information through the Internet disseminates knowledge, enabling content to be made available to anyone. Fiocruz MS is part of this process offering self - instructional courses in health area. Objectives: As 25% of Brazilians has some disabilit y, this study aims to adapt the web accessibility of the Zika course to overcome the difficulties imposed bu visual impairment to navigation, guaranteeing access to this portion of the target audience. Methods : The multimedia material of the self - instructi onal course of Zika: Clinical Approach in Basic Care were submitted to web accessibility evaluation through an automated validator, to search for the points that needed more attention. From this evaluation, a checklist of the necessary changes to the conte nt source code was developed to fit the WCAG 2.1 web accessibility guidelines. Results : Zika's material has been revised, undergoing the necessary changes to ensure that its content meets the web accessibility success criteria highlighted. Thus, the new ve rsion of the multimedia content of the Zika course now meets WCAG 2.1 level A. Conclusion: There were performed changes in the self - instructional Zika course to grant its web accessibility, essential so it can be also offered to people with some kind of dis ability, especially visual.