网站可访问性 在美国物理治疗程序的医生中
Brandon M Ness1,2,3,4,5, Neeti Pathare1,2,3,4,5, Mark P Wilhelm1,2,3,4,5
1Brandon M. Ness is the associate professor and assistant director of curriculum in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (Boston) at the Tufts University School of Medicine 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111 ( Brandon.Ness@tufts.edu ). Please address all correspondence to Brandon M. Ness.
Journal, physical therapy education
|July 2, 2024
概括
物理治疗博士 (DPT) 计划的网站存在可访问性障碍,特别是对于私立机构和没有医学院附属机构的机构. 改善网站的可访问性对于物理治疗师教育中多元化的学习者至关重要.
科学领域:
- 数字可访问性数字可访问性
- 高等教育 技术 高等教育技术
- 物理治疗教育教育 物理治疗教育
背景情况:
- 确保平等获得理疗师教育需要尽量减少各种学习者的障碍.
- 网站可访问性是信息的关键入口点,但在物理治疗博士 (DPT) 课程中仍然被低估.
- 可访问性障碍可能会对寻求DPT教育的残疾人产生负面影响.
研究的目的:
- 这项研究旨在识别和量化美国物理治疗博士课程中的网站可访问性障碍.
- 了解DPT程序首页上的可访问性问题的程度.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究评估了全国262个DPT课程.
- 网络可访问性评估 (WAVE) 工具评估了主页的可访问性,测量了总错误,错误密度和总警报.
- 收集了包括机构控制,医学院附属和招生在内的计划特征.
主要成果:
- 在DPT程序中观察到网站可访问性障碍 (总错误,错误密度,总警报) 的显著差异.
- 与公立机构相比,没有医学院附属的私立机构和计划的总错误中位数分别高于与医学院附属的公共机构和项目相比.
- 较低的机构入学率与增加的网站可访问性障碍相关.
结论:
- 网站可访问性障碍很普遍,在美国DPT计划中存在很大差异.
- 机构因素,如私人控制,缺乏医学院附属性和较低的入学率,与更大的可访问性挑战有关.
- 解决这些障碍对于促进物理治疗师教育的包容性至关重要.
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