For those who want to go further, there's quite a lot about font
legibility at
http://desktoppub.about.com/msubtype_legible.htm?once=true&. Haven't had
time to see whether it gives a better answer to your question, Annette.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support
> staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Litterick
> Sent: 31 July 2002 17:41
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Accessible fonts
>
>
> It is certainly received wisdom that serif fonts are better/more
> comfortable for normal readers for continuous text. But I don't know
> what research this is based on, or whether it applies, for example, to
> computer screens (and if so at what resolutions).
>
> As a non-dyslexic person who reads a lot of writing that is
> intended to
> be dyslexia friendly, I really don't think that I suffer ...
> Conceivably
> visual scanning is slightly slower because the type is bigger. My main
> anxiety is for the extra trees that the larger fonts and line spacing
> destroy!
>
> We have information about dyslexia friendly fonts at
> http://www.dyslexic.com/articles.php?artid=11. But there's plenty more
> we'd like to know. Research has been carried out on fonts for
> dyslexia,
> but mostly in small and limited studies.
>
> Regards
> Ian Litterick
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support
> > staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annette
> > Davidson (csaad)
> > Sent: 31 July 2002 13:25
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Accessible fonts
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > 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
> >
>
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