Bernard,
I noticed your comment about TintaVision with great interest as I provide
their service here in the Essex area.
If there is a specific question you'd like addressed please let me know.
Regards,
Jeff Underwood
Read better, read faster
01277 222 398
www.readingscience.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Doherty" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: colours
> I think the principle is avoid using high gloss white paper, i.e., the
> standard printing paper in virtually every institution with a printer
> attached to a computer. To the extent that there is necessarily less
> glare, buff or pale yellow will be better for all than standard white.
> What would be best for each individual is a matter of testing.
> However, I recall that professors Wilkins and Stein had separate
> figures for colour preference from their distinct populations and
> Tintavision continue to amass data to answer exactly this kind of
> question. Perhaps they will join in?
>
> In the meantime, people might consider using Verdana as a font of
> choice; very popular on the Web these days, nice spacing between
> letters and nice proportions on individual characters. Well, that's
> enough about Meares-Irlen syndrome . . . doh, hush my mouth.
>
> Regards, Bernard
>
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:31:29 EST Michael Trott <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > << A 'buff' or pale buttermilk yellow background is easier for people
with
> > Dyslexia. Further info see
> > http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/main/information/extras/x01eyes.asp >>
> >
> > I fear this is at best an over simplification on the part of the BDA.
There
> > is no evidence that the colour of text or paper is directly or
exclusively
> > related to dyslexia. It is true that many dyslexic students benefit from
using
> > overlays and/or different colour paper but do we ever test
'non-dyslexics' ? If
> > we do and colour is effective does this mean that the student is
dyslexic?
> >
> > A full assessment should always include screening for the benefits of
colour
> > (note that after 6 years of doing this I still refuse to call it colour
> > sensitivity or a syndrome) but in my opinion it proves nothing except
that it helps
> > some and not others.
> >
> > When I have screened for a colour that stops movement or other visual
> > disturbance (about 1,000 students so far) there has been no particular
colour that
> > stands out as consistently helpful. Using 'butteremilk' coloured paper
might
> > inconvenience more people than it helps.
> >
> > Mick Trott
>
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