In view of the noxiousness of drugs to individuals and blind people's vulnerability to them, due to favorable conditions, this study aimed to develop and assess Assistive Health Technology accessible to these clients. Development and assessment study of Assistive Health Technology, about the prevention of drugs use among blind people, carried out at an association of blind people in Fortaleza, Brazil, in April 2007. Participants were five men who assessed the technological resource, which consisted of the educational text Drugs: Reflection for prevention, used in a voice synthesis computer program (Dosvox). Its content addressed the main kinds of drugs; physical, psychological and social effects; besides prevention means. Assessments were made through testimonies. The Assistive Technology was considered informative, satisfactory and reached its objective. In this type of resource, health education was seen as valid.
Street Drugs; Technology; Health Education; Visually Impaired Persons