Today, in a workshop, I experienced what I would call temporary digital impairment. The cause? A reflection on the TV screen. It might sound like a minor issue, but not being able to clearly see the screen made it much harder to engage with the content. I had to work far harder than usual to… Continue reading Temporary digital accessibility impairment
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Font for dyslexic people
…designer Abelardo Gonzalez has made his font, ‘OpenDyslexic’ for people with dyslexia everywhere. With its heavy-weighted bottoms to indicate direction, the font helps dyslexics recognize letters more easily. This font can also be downloaded here. An oldie but a goodie.
The Accessibility issues of low-contrast colours
A few years ago it was all the rage to create websites with a limited colour palette of whites and light greys. These looked great, if you were a designer looking at it on an apple cinema display, but ran into problems if viewed on a non-calibrated machine. This style was used a lot on… Continue reading The Accessibility issues of low-contrast colours