Digital Health and Universal Design

The paper discusses the principle and methodology of Universal Design in the field of Digital Health. The authors have the hypothesis that by embracing these principles in the use of digital health, developers can foster greater health literacy and better health outcomes for a broader population. Another hypothesis is that health is not purely a personal or national issue but related digital tools require design based on UD to ensure equal access for all. And that this must be embedded on system level to avoid new barriers. Our studies and interviews have proved this right - there is today many persons feeling excluded from digital health services, and this can be strengthened through the present introduction of Assistive Intelligence without UD embedded in algorithms and design, because of a political race to introduce AI in the health sector.