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Did anyone else find the green background and the white text clash in a way that made it difficult to read? I found that ironic given the article.
Not because of the hue, but because the page doesn't respect `prefers-color-scheme`, which makes it hard to take any claim of ‘accessibility’ seriously. Edit: nor `prefers-reduced-motion`, neither.
Another great accessible font – Atkinson Hyperlegible [0] [0] - https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont
Did anyone else find the green background and the white text clash in a way that made it difficult to read? I found that ironic given the article.
Did anyone else find the green background and the white text clash in a way that made it difficult to read? I found that ironic given the article.
Another great accessible font – Atkinson Hyperlegible [0] [0] - https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont
Actually I like that one better! For instance, Inclusive Sans boasts about its "clear distinction between I [uppercase i], l [lowercase L] and 1", but the lowercase L is just a vertical bar, so might as well be mistaken for an I if there is no I to compare it to. In Atkinson Hyperlegible, the lowercase L has a slight "tail" which helps distinguish it - and the serifs on the uppercase i feel a bit less jarring.
However, note that it does feature mirrored "b" and "d", which can be difficult to distinguish for people with dyslexia.
Obligatory: the most accessible font is usually a font your readers are already familiar with. This font looks distinctive, and personally I kinda like it, but it's not a magic wand you can wave over a document to make it more accessible.
The default font needs to be dyslexic friendly on a dyslexic's computer if it's not already, and it should be the OS's job to ensure this.
I am afraid there's no one size fits all wrt fonts and accessibility because I suspect different conditions have different requirements, so you can't pick yourself as a web designer.
We indeed need dyslexic friendly fonts among others so dyslexic people can configure their devices with one that they like, fonts that are indeed actually proven as being effective as another commenter said. No proof: it didn't happen.
Another great accessible font – Atkinson Hyperlegible [0] [0] - https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont
Actually I like that one better! For instance, Inclusive Sans boasts about its "clear distinction between I [uppercase i], l [lowercase L] and 1", but the lowercase L is just a vertical bar, so might as well be mistaken for an I if there is no I to compare it to. In Atkinson Hyperlegible, the lowercase L has a slight "tail" which helps distinguish it - and the serifs on the uppercase i feel a bit less jarring.
The thing that irks me the most about Atkinson Hyperlegible is that there is no medium weight and the bold weight is way too heavy for many applications. I also just kinda like the way Inclusive Sans looks more, but the Atkinson letterforms are definitely easily identified even when blurred.
Did anyone else find the green background and the white text clash in a way that made it difficult to read? I found that ironic given the article.
> Did anyone else find the green background and the white text clash in a way that made it difficult to read? No, but only because with Javascript disabled there is literally nothing but an olive green page. Truly remarkable, given that it is supposed to be inclusive.
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Actually I like that one better! For instance, Inclusive Sans boasts about its "clear distinction between I [uppercase i], l [lowercase L] and 1", but the lowercase L is just a vertical bar, so might as well be mistaken for an I if there is no I to compare it to. In Atkinson Hyperlegible, the lowercase L has a slight "tail" which helps distinguish it - and the serifs on the uppercase i feel a bit less jarring.
Agreed, the font has a lot of playful character without giving away that it was designed for a specific functional purpose. And it looks like it's freely licensed as well, so not only is it free to use, but it's also free to ship alongside things. However, note that it does feature mirrored "b" and "d", which can be difficult to distinguish for people with dyslexia.