@inproceedings{93052a9703a84947a4c78b19f7b24d53,
title = "Assessing Digital Accessibility of Arabic-Language Health Information Websites for Older Adults",
abstract = "Digital accessibility of websites ensures that websites are usable by people with different abilities, such as older adults. Due to the large number of Arabic speakers, assessing the digital accessibility of websites offering health information to promote inclusivity and allow Arabic speakers equal access to health information is crucial. This study aims to investigate whether websites offering health information for older adults in Arabic are digitally accessible. The WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool was used to evaluate the accessibility of five websites offering health information for older adults in the Arabic language. All five websites displayed findings of accessibility errors. Accessibility features were present on all websites as well. This study emphasizes the need for digital accessibility in Arabic health websites, for equal access to health information.",
keywords = "Arabic, Web accessibility, health information, older adults, websites",
author = "Dalal Alsanie and Dari Alhuwail",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 The Authors.; 20th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2025 ; Conference date: 09-08-2025 Through 13-08-2025",
year = "2025",
month = aug,
day = "7",
doi = "10.3233/SHTI251324",
language = "English",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press BV",
pages = "2010--2011",
editor = "Househ, \{Mowafa S.\} and Househ, \{Mowafa S.\} and Tariq, \{Zain Ul Abideen\} and Mahmood Al-Zubaidi and Uzair Shah and Elaine Huesing",
booktitle = "MEDINFO 2025 - Healthcare Smart x Medicine Deep",
}
