Exploring the Boundaries of Information Accessibility
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMThu
Speakers/Cont. Ed
Bonnie Swenor, PhD, MPH
Director, Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center
Johns Hopkins University
Daphne Greenberg, PhD
Director, Adult Literacy Research Center
Georgia State University
Karen Erickson, PhD
Director, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mike McKee, MD, MPH
Co-Director, Center for Disability Health and Wellness
University of Michigan
Description: Health information should be accurate, accessible and actionable, according to the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. Plain language techniques can help with information accessibility but may not be enough. This panel discussion will examine “accessibility” and different approaches to making health information accessible to people with a range of challenges, such as very low literacy skills or disabilities. Objectives: - List at least 2 information accessibility challenges. - Describe at least 2 methods to expand information accessibility for a specific population group. - Explain 1 way to apply information accessibility approaches to improve health literacy.