The digitalization of public healthcare services represents a crucial challenge today to ensure equity, inclusion, and transparency in access to care. However, the path toward a truly accessible and functional digital healthcare system is still fraught with obstacles, particularly in Italy. This thesis aims to analyze two fundamental dimensions of this process: digital accessibility and the online visibility of public healthcare websites, with particular attention to the role of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and the principles of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design. To explore the subject from a concrete and professional perspective, the research includes three interviews: one with YEAH Impresa Sociale, an organization specialized in digital accessibility; one with Paola Cavicchioli, Head of Pediatrics at the Ospedale dell’Angelo in Mestre; and one with Gabriele Marino, President of the Venetian section of the Italian Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted (UICI). The analysis highlights how, in the Italian context, digital accessibility is still too often regarded as a mere regulatory obligation rather than as an essential design value. Likewise, there is a tendency to underestimate the importance of online visibility: the absence of effective SEO, UI, and UX strategies can seriously undermine the public function of institutional websites. The thesis concludes with a reflection on the urgency of integrating accessibility, visibility, and user-centered design into the digital strategies of public healthcare, thereby fostering a more equitable, effective, and truly inclusive healthcare communication.
La digitalizzazione dei servizi sanitari pubblici rappresenta oggi una sfida cruciale per garantire equità, inclusione e trasparenza nell’accesso alle cure. Tuttavia, il percorso verso una sanità digitale davvero accessibile e funzionale è ancora costellato di ostacoli, soprattutto in Italia. Questa tesi si propone di analizzare due dimensioni fondamentali di questo processo: l’accessibilità digitale e la visibilità online dei siti web sanitari pubblici, con particolare attenzione al ruolo della Search Engine Optimization (SEO) e dei principi di User Interface (UI) e User Experience (UX) design. Per approfondire l’argomento da una prospettiva concreta e professionale, la ricerca include tre interviste: una a YEAH Impresa Sociale, realtà specializzata in accessibilità digitale; una a Paola Cavicchioli, primario di Pediatria presso l’Ospedale dell’Angelo di Mestre; e una a Gabriele Marino, Presidente della sezione veneziana dell'UICI. L’analisi condotta evidenzia come, nel contesto italiano, l’accessibilità digitale sia ancora troppo spesso interpretata come un obbligo normativo piuttosto che come un valore progettuale imprescindibile. Allo stesso modo, emerge la tendenza a sottovalutare l’importanza della visibilità online: l’assenza di strategie SEO, UI e UX efficaci può infatti compromettere seriamente la funzione pubblica dei portali istituzionali. La tesi si conclude con una riflessione sull’urgenza di integrare accessibilità, visibilità e progettazione centrata sull’utente all’interno delle strategie digitali della sanità pubblica, promuovendo così una comunicazione sanitaria più equa, efficace e realmente inclusiva.
Migliorare l’accessibilità e l’esperienza utente nei siti web di sanità pubblica attraverso strategie SEO, UI, e UX
PEPE, CAMILLA
2024/2025
Abstract
The digitalization of public healthcare services represents a crucial challenge today to ensure equity, inclusion, and transparency in access to care. However, the path toward a truly accessible and functional digital healthcare system is still fraught with obstacles, particularly in Italy. This thesis aims to analyze two fundamental dimensions of this process: digital accessibility and the online visibility of public healthcare websites, with particular attention to the role of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and the principles of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design. To explore the subject from a concrete and professional perspective, the research includes three interviews: one with YEAH Impresa Sociale, an organization specialized in digital accessibility; one with Paola Cavicchioli, Head of Pediatrics at the Ospedale dell’Angelo in Mestre; and one with Gabriele Marino, President of the Venetian section of the Italian Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted (UICI). The analysis highlights how, in the Italian context, digital accessibility is still too often regarded as a mere regulatory obligation rather than as an essential design value. Likewise, there is a tendency to underestimate the importance of online visibility: the absence of effective SEO, UI, and UX strategies can seriously undermine the public function of institutional websites. The thesis concludes with a reflection on the urgency of integrating accessibility, visibility, and user-centered design into the digital strategies of public healthcare, thereby fostering a more equitable, effective, and truly inclusive healthcare communication.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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