Hi,
I really appreciate this discussion, but I have an issue with its origin
and the author's tone. In this present time of exaggerated argument and
hyperbole, I strongly dislike when an author takes anecdotal evidence
and distorts people's opinions/preferences and accuses them of being
ableist.
I checked out both those "style guides for dyslexia" linked in the
article and both include Arial as a recommended font as well. As was
mentioned by Sarah, one of the key aspect is serifs.
Sincerely,
Cam
------ Original Message ------
From: "Tracy Teal" <[email protected]>
To: "Sarah Mount" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Software Carpentry Discussion"
<[email protected]>
Sent: 2/28/2017 4:58:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Discuss] dyslexia-friendly fonts?
Thanks, this is a good idea to consider! I created an issue in the
'styles' repository that is the template for the lessons, so we can
make sure to explore the issue further and potentially integrate it
into the template.
https://github.com/swcarpentry/styles/issues/134
Best,
-Tracy
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Sarah Mount <[email protected]>
wrote:
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 6:58 PM, Moore, Nathan T <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I was embarrassed to read this morning that Comic Sans is actually a
> preferred font for people with dyslexia.
>
>
>
https://theestablishment.co/hating-comic-sans-is-ableist-bc4a4de87093#.hfd8ctajb
<https://theestablishment.co/hating-comic-sans-is-ableist-bc4a4de87093#.hfd8ctajb>
>
> (1) Have you heard of this research result? Is it reliable?
>
This has been a popular idea for a long time, I did a teaching
qualification in 2002 and it was mentioned then. Like many things I
was taught about teaching, the research is *not* that reliable.
Apparently Comic Sans tended to be favoured because is was sans serif,
and therefore less fiddly and confusing to look at, not because it had
any magical qualities of its own.
This paper looks like a reasonable study:
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts_for_dyslexia_study.pdf
<http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts_for_dyslexia_study.pdf>
> (2) Is a font like http://opendyslexic.org/ a good idea to have
as a
> rendering option for the carpentry materials/tutorials? Is Jekyll
capable
> of multiple fonts in response to a button click, toggle, etc?
>
This I don't know, but it sounds like a sensible thing to look at.
Sarah
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http://soft-dev.org/
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http://software.ac.uk/
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