I admit I know little about this area so I'm just throwing this out there for wiser people to comment on. I heard on a reasonably authoritative radio show/podcast (can't remember what, but something like a BBC Radio 4) that the incidence of dyslexia in countries with simpler relationships between letters and phonemes (sounds) had significantly lower reported levels of dyslexia. Italy and Spain, for example. They were trying to make the point that languages with more consistent phonetics are less likely to bring up issues that would identify someone as dyslexic.
Dyslexie: A typeface for dyslexics
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#12Where do you get the font?
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#13Where do you get the font?
It appears to be licensed through http://www.lexima.nl/school-en-behandelaar/categorie/lettert...
google translate: http://translate.google.ca/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl...
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#14Additional information can be found on the designer's website: http://www.studiostudio.nl/en/project-dyslexie/
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#15This is very anecdotal naturally. But I am a dyslexic and it was really a struggle for me as a little kid. I don't like reading very much because it is a frustrating endeavor. I like information, I like thinking, and I guess I have favored smaller condensed pieces when reading. Perhaps why I love this website
I can attest though that upon seeing the paragraph written at the end of the video that the text was much easier to read. I was really quite blown away with it. I'm all for this, and really hope it can get spread around.
I don't think you can make someone who is not a reader become one. But I think like anyone who can't do something by a limitation when it is removed you have a new found respect for what you didn't have. It may not be a big market, but trust me there is a market here.
I'm going to download all of these on every part of my system that I can tonight.
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#16Related, the Read Regular project: http://www.readregular.com/english/background.html
> The Read Regular typeface is not available for purchase.
... and of course, neither to download for free.
What's the point of this font? Is it used beyond the promotional web site?
I didn't try to contact the creator because I don't have any specific need for the font right now, but I think that she's doning a disservice to dyslexic people by not publishing it under a Creative Commons license.
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#17I know it's totally off topic but did anyone else read thar article on an iPad? The theme they're using is a bad attempt at making the site work like an ebook and it sucks.
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#18I admit I know little about this area so I'm just throwing this out there for wiser people to comment on. I heard on a reasonably authoritative radio show/podcast (can't remember what, but something like a BBC Radio 4) that the incidence of dyslexia in countries with simpler relationships between letters and phonemes (sounds) had significantly lower reported levels of dyslexia. Italy and Spain, for example. They were…
As a dyslexic and with only a little knowledge of Spanish I would say that it is probably true. When I was learning the little bit of Spanish I know it did seem easier to infer the correct word and spelling. In the end that is what a lot of dyslexics learn to do to cope. They infer the word. Many times they get them wrong but with certain fonts it is easier than trying to read it.
One thing about this issue that never really gets covered is that with repetition dyslexics can improve their condition. One of the main reasons I read and post it to ensure that I am constantly working to improve my ability to do so. Many times kids become discouraged and end up abandoning written language due to difficulties with their condition. It only serves to worsen their condition. I for example was given a computer at an early age to help with my dyslexia, I was allowed to submit all papers typed and I was excused from handwriting assignments due to being deemed to have a learning disability. This was both a blessing and a curse, it was a blessing because I became exposed to computers but a curse in the fact that to this day I am functionally illiterate when it comes to handwriting. My handwriting looks more akin to sandscript than English. I can read it and understand it, but to someone else it is an entirely different language. Fortunately they have better policies for learning disabilities now days and use a combined approach.
On an unrelated note, there are a lot of dyslexics (the ones that don't get discouraged or use their condition as a crutch) that end up in the math and science fields. It has been theorized that these people's ability to see textual items as 3D objects some how aids in their ability to visualize abstract concepts.
I know when I do higher level math I do not see numbers. I see objects that are represented by the numbers. I think for many just starting out in higher maths, variables are a difficult concept, but when you see each items as a object it helps one to look at all items in a equation as a variable some just have known values. I think dyslexics grasp this concept earlier because it is inherently how their mind works. Unfortunately many dyslexics never make it that far due to years of failing in academics.
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#19Related, the Read Regular project: http://www.readregular.com/english/background.html
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#20Interestingly, the much hated font Comic Sans is another good font for dyslexics because the letters look more different from each other than e.g. Times New Roman. Therefore, if you're making invitations to your son's 7-year old birthday, Comic Sans is a great font for the text.
I was wondering if some of these same principles didn't apply to Comic Sans while watching this.
Unrelated to dyslexia, I noticed watching some old Mac world videos that Jobs used to use Comic Sans a lot.