Construction of assistive technology as online course for the blind about hypertension

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop affordable education course for the blind on the prevention of hypertension. Method: we used the Model of Development of Digital Educational Materials composed by the stages of analysis and planning; modeling; implementation; evaluation and maintenance; distribution....

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Main Authors: Luciana Vieira de Carvalho, Aline Tomaz de Carvalho, Aline Cruz Esmeraldo Áfio, Andréa Soares Rocha da Silva, Máguida Gomes da Silva, Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000401970&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: to develop affordable education course for the blind on the prevention of hypertension. Method: we used the Model of Development of Digital Educational Materials composed by the stages of analysis and planning; modeling; implementation; evaluation and maintenance; distribution. Results: we obtained fifteen pages divided into six learning units. The study followed the accessibility standards of national and international documents. Evaluation and maintenance phase occurred during preparation of the course. Final considerations: to elaborate a course as assistive technology for the visually-impaired is a feasible task, provides knowledge about hypertension prevention and equality of access to digital educational materials.
ISSN:1984-0446