I was taught last year on an Information Design course that serif fonts were
easier to read in main body text, and sans serif fonts were easier to read
as headings.
I just looked on the internet to confirm this, and found this tip:
http://www.scribe.com.au/tips/tip-l002.htm.
Vashti Zarach
Assistant Accessibility SIG Co-ordinator
CETIS (Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards)
University of Wales Bangor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annette Davidson (csaad)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: [DIS-FORUM] 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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