Re: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia

Hey Sandra,

Sure:
https://www.dyslexiefont.com/
https://opendyslexic.org/
http://www.robsfonts.com/fonts/sylexiad

I make no claims of the effectiveness of these fonts! To little research
has gone into these fonts, and the little research (with small samples)
that I have seen actually shows no significant statistical difference in
reading speed nor amount of reading errors. Still; seems worth it to give
it a try.

Greetings,

Brian

2017-05-03 15:07 GMT+02:00 Sandra Evans <sandra@barking.ca>:

> Hi Brian
>
> Can you provide some examples of the fonts you are referring to?
>
> Thanks,
> Sandra
>
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> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Brian Bors <b.bors@accessibility.nl>
> wrote:
>
>> Greetings Juliette,
>>
>> Apart from the excellent answers already stated I would also like to
>> point out SC 1.4.5.
>>
>> Users with dyslexia are slowly starting to use one of the dyslexia fonts
>> out there (especially if they have trouble with "flipping" letters and
>> numbers like 9 and 6 for example.). Following SC 1.4.5 (among other SC)
>> makes sure that people have the ability to use the font of their choice to
>> read any text on a webpage.
>>
>> But yes. Forgetting about dyslexia and applying universal design instead
>> is probably the wiser choice in general.
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Brian Bors
>> Accessibility foundation - the Netherlands
>>
>> 2017-05-02 23:08 GMT+02:00 Phill Jenkins <pjenkins@us.ibm.com>:
>>
>>> Jonathan makes a good point: "This is why the WAI has released a number
>>> of documents as non-normative notes to assist the community."
>>> and may I add, the Level AAA WCAG Success Criteria
>>> <https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/conformance.html#uc-levels-head>,
>>> which can be applied some of the time to some of the content that will
>>> additionally benefit users with Dyslexia.
>>>
>>> and, a call for help,
>>>
>>> I seem to have lost my cross-reference of WCAG Success Criteria by
>>> Disability Type, Its a table that shows the disability that benefits from
>>> conformance to that Success Criteria.  There was a reference (table or
>>> spreadsheet) that listed the disabilities by WCAG Success Criteria, and a
>>> list of Disabilities and the WCAG Success Criteria that were benefitted.  I
>>> thought is was once in the TEITACC report [Note 1]. Any links anyone?
>>> I think Dyslexia and/or Cognitive/language/learning was on the cross
>>> reference table/spreadsheet.
>>>
>>> The TEITACC does list Disabilities – The disabilities for which this
>>> recommendation is intended to remove barriers.
>>> see https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/commun
>>> ications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/background/teitac-repo
>>> rt/6-the-recommendations#add
>>> Specifically listing the following in "Disabilities: Cognitive/language/learning
>>> ", see example from provision 3-I Pausing below
>>> but its not is an easy to use a table or sortable spreadsheet for
>>> look-up reference.
>>>
>>> Example:
>>>         3-I:  Pausing
>>>        A mechanism must be provided to pause moving . . .
>>>         Additional Information
>>>
>>>    - Text from Web and Software
>>>    - Source:  {508}1194.21(h)
>>>    - Impact:
>>>    Version 1:  Significant:  User agents provide support for this on
>>>    some Web technologies. But for other Web technologies and for software, the
>>>    application developer must provide this support.
>>>    Version 2:  Not Significant once techniques are known (and by the
>>>    time this is in effect) it should not be hard to do this as a routine step
>>>    and will be appreciated by many mainstream as well.
>>>    - External Reference:  Harmonized with WCAG 2.0-2.2.2 Pausing (Level
>>>    AA)
>>>    - Testability:  Inspection
>>>    - *Disabilities:  Blindness, Low vision, Cognitive/language/learning*
>>>
>>>
>>> Note 1: 508 Advisory Committee Report https://www.access-board.gov/g
>>> uidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-
>>> refresh/background/teitac-report
>>>
>>> Does anyone have the table or spreadsheet version?
>>> __________
>>> Regards,
>>> Phill Jenkins
>>> Senior Engineer & Accessibility Executive
>>> IBM Accessibility Research
>>> linkedin.com/in/philljenkins/
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/philljenkins/>
>>> ibm.com/able <http://www.ibm.com/able>
>>> facebook.com/IBMAccessibility <http://www.facebook.com/IBMAccessibility>
>>> <http://ageandability.com/>twitter.com/IBMAccess
>>> ageandability.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From:        Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com>
>>> To:        WAI IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
>>> Date:        05/02/2017 02:19 PM
>>> Subject:        RE: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ø  Why and how would you want to do that rather than just subscribing
>>> to a well-defined set of universal design criteria?
>>>
>>> As good and relevant as the WCAG 2 guidelines are – there is always room
>>> to review and add to them.  In 2008 technology was at a different state and
>>> the guidelines were written to be technology agnostic to the web technology
>>> at the time.  Today new specifications such as ARIA are available and
>>> different technologies and options are available for users.  Considering
>>> the broadest set of needs that may not have been possible in 2008 but that
>>> are possible to be put into future guidelines today should and must be
>>> evaluated to make sure we increase accesss to more content for more
>>> people.  In addition, implementing best practices that cannot become formal
>>> guidelines but that may increase access is an important step as well.
>>> There will always be useful things that can be done but for whatever reason
>>> can’t make it into the final guidelines but still provide value to some
>>> users.  This is why the WAI has released a number of documents as
>>> non-normative notes to assist the community.
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
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>>> *From:* Lars Ballieu Christensen [mailto:lbc@sensus.dk <lbc@sensus.dk>]
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 02, 2017 2:35 PM
>>> *To:* Juliette
>>> *Cc:* WAI IG
>>> *Subject:* Re: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
>>>
>>> Hi Juliette
>>>
>>> I would still argue that the best approach would be to follow the
>>> general accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2) – that would address the needs
>>> most users (not all, I know). In my opinion, the alternative is problematic
>>> … having to explicitly decide which users you would want to accommodate.
>>> The visually impaired? The dyslexic? Those with motor deficiencies? … the
>>> list goes on. Why and how would you want to do that rather than just
>>> subscribing to a well-defined set of universal design criteria?
>>>
>>> Venligst/Kind regards
>>>
>>> Lars
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>>> *Fra: *Juliette <*piazza.juliette@gmail.com* <piazza.juliette@gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> *Dato: *tirsdag den 2. maj 2017 kl. 18.54
>>> *Til: *Lars Ballieu Christensen <*lbc@sensus.dk* <lbc@sensus.dk>>
>>> *Cc: *WAI IG <*w3c-wai-ig@w3.org* <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>>
>>> *Emne: *Re: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
>>> *Sendt igen fra: *<*w3c-wai-ig@w3.org* <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>>
>>> *Dato for sendt igen: *Tue, 02 May 2017 16:56:05 +0000
>>>
>>> Hi Lars,
>>>
>>> I really agree with you. The thing is I know a few companies who either
>>> want to show to the world that they are 'accessible for people with visual
>>> impairment' or 'accessible for people with dyslexia' or whatever the
>>> impairment. They think, providing a guidelines on how to make a website
>>> accessible for people with dyslexia for example will give them good
>>> publicity.. I tend to explain them that such people will all have their own
>>> way to use websites so at the end, if they really want to be 'accessible
>>> for people with dyslexia', they simply need to be accessible and following
>>> the W3C guidelines is probably the best way to do that.
>>> Thanks for you feedback!
>>> Best,
>>> Juliette
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2 May 2017 at 17:47, Lars Ballieu Christensen <*lbc@sensus.dk*
>>> <lbc@sensus.dk>> wrote:
>>> Hi Juliette,
>>>
>>> Accessibility as a term is usually not used to describe accommodations
>>> for particular user groups, e.g., people with dyslexia. Rather,
>>> accessibility refers to a set of universal design principles that aim to
>>> ensure that digital solutions can be used as widely as possible,
>>> irrespective of disabilities, situations and technologies.
>>>
>>> I’m sure you can find design recommendations for people with dyslexia,
>>> but in my opinion that has nothing to do with accessibility. It’s actually
>>> quite the opposite.
>>>
>>> Venligst/Kind regards
>>>
>>> Lars
>>> ----
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>>> Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
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>>> Vi arbejder for et tilgængeligt og rummeligt informationssamfund
>>> Working for an accessible and inclusive information society
>>>
>>> *Fra: *Juliette <*piazza.juliette@gmail.com* <piazza.juliette@gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> *Dato: *tirsdag den 2. maj 2017 kl. 18.13
>>> *Til: *<undisclosed-recipients:;>
>>> *Emne: *Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
>>> *Sendt igen fra: *<*w3c-wai-ig@w3.org* <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>>
>>> *Dato for sendt igen: *Tue, 02 May 2017 16:14:46 +0000
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Is there any guidelines to make a website accessible for people with
>>> dyslexia?
>>> My thoughts are that people with dyslexia can use a wide range of
>>> assistive technologies or no assistive technology at all. For this reason,
>>> making a website accessible for people with dyslexia leads to entirely
>>> follow the W3C guidelines. But, is there any specific standards or criteria
>>> for people with dyslexia?
>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Juliette
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Juliette
>>>
>>>
>>>
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