Accessibility and Digital Mental Health: Considerations for More Accessible and Equitable Mental Health Apps

Frontiers in Digital Health

Kathryn E. Ringland¹  Stephen M. Schueller²  John Bunyi³ 

[1] Computational Media Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States;Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States;Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States;

关键词: digital mental health;    accessibility;    mental health;    disability;    access;    mHealth;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fdgth.2021.742196

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Digital mental health is often touted as a solution to issues of access to mental health care. However, there has been little research done to understand the accessibility of digital mental health, especially for those with disabilities. In this piece, we define accessibility as it relates to mental health apps, describe the current state of accessibility in the digital world broadly and in mental health apps more specifically, outline why accessibility matters in mental health apps, and identify future steps to better incorporate accessibility into research and development of mental health apps.

【 授权许可】

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