New Font Helps People With Dyslexia

Here’s something kind of incredible: a student at the Utrecht Art Academy in the Netherlands has designed a font that makes it easier for dyslexic students to read.

By making the individual letters more unique — in other words, not using the “b” and flipping it upside down to make a “q,” or rotating it to make a “d” and then flipping it to make a “p.”  Since people with dyslexia have trouble with shapes that are similar, they are less likely to confuse the b’s, d’s, p’s and q’s of this new font, which increases both the time it takes to read AND the speed of comprehension. The “weight” of the font is also different from top to bottom, which also helps. It’s really quite brilliant.

Independent studies at the University of Twente and Amsterdam found that 75% of the students surveyed made fewer reading errors while reading text with the Dyslexie font.  Check it out here: http://www.dyslexiefont.com 

Please let me know if this font helps you or anyone with dyslexia.  

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