Date sent: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:25:02 +0100
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From: "Annette Davidson (csaad)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Accessible fonts
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> Hi All,
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> I've just been informed by a colleague that although sans serif fonts are helpful for students with dyslexia they are a disadvantage for everyone else. He claimed research had been done which supported this but of course didn't tell me by whom. We've been producing our paperwork in size 14
sans serif font for years now - usually Arial or Verdana .Have I been unwittingly causing problems? Does anyone know if my colleague is right?
>
> Annette Davidson
> Adviser to Students with Disabilities
Jane Tomlinson,
Knights Park Library.
Kingston University
020 8547 7057 Ext 4033.
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