What happens when you have a learner with a sight loss, where Arial is the recommended most accessible font?
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Declan Treanor
Sent: 10 March 2005 16:33
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Fonts Mathematics Examinations
Trinity College Dublin has had a similar experience when the examination
office requested that examination papers be produced in Arial, Verdana or
Helvetica. The Chemistry department objected to the use of Arial because
lower case l (L) is the same as upper case I (i) whereas Verdana is
acceptable to them.
In many cases the examination papers for scientific or technical subjects
are produced in Helvetica because these departments are not using Latec or
programs other than MS Office and Helvetica is acceptable.
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Conway
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:29 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Fonts Mathematics Examinations
We insist on Arial having finally abandoned Times New Roman.
Dr John S Conway
Principal Lecturer in Soil Science / Chair, Research Committee
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rhun ap Harri
Sent: 10 March 2005 13:42
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fonts Mathematics Examinations
Dear Dis-forum
I have been asked to advise my institution on the following
(appearing in another Jiscmail list) :
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There is a debate at XXXX University XXXX about fonts to be used in
our exam papers to conform with requirements of the Disability
Discrimination Act.
The university is trying to insist that all exams appear in arial
font. We are arguing that this font is not suitable for maths exams
because it does not show maths well and also because all the
students' course materials are in the LaTeX computer modern font.
Has anyone else had similar problems and what was the outcome?
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Comments/advice welcomed.
Rhun
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Rhun ap Harri
Swyddog Anabledd PCA/UWA Disability Officer
Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth University of Wales
Ystafell G7 Adeilad Cledwyn Building Room G7
Penglais Aberystwyth SY23 3DD
01970 628537 07971 818 993
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