On Aug 18, 2011, at 6:55 PM, Josh Street wrote: > > > "Many dyslexics have difficulty with certain fonts or with small print; > others would prefer to have a colored background to reduce contrast.
Stumbled on this article: Dyslexie, A Typeface Designed To Help Dyslexics Read Comment from Pam T offers a voice that I rarely "read" from people who does website accessibility and accessibility practitioners. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664561/dyslexie-a-typeface-designed-to-help-dyslexics-read > > Unfortunately, the preferences of dyslexic people vary considerably. For > example, it is unusual for someone to be better at reading all capitals. > Generally, this makes text much harder to read, both for non-dyslexics and > dyslexics. Also, some dyslexic people are tremendously confused by sans-serif > fonts, which make it difficult to distinguish a capital "I" from the > lower-case 'l' for example." > > Read more: http://www.dyslexia.com/library/webdesign.htm#ixzz1VR2sig6D > Curious, do any of the accessibility practitioners not think user has responsibility too? I ask this because I don't remember reading anything about it. tee ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
