Typography and Readability

Learning Difficulties

Serif fonts, with their ‘ticks’ and ‘tails’ at the end of most strokes (as found in traditional print fonts such as Georgia or Times New Roman), tend to obscure the shapes of letters, so sans-serif fonts are generally preferred. Many dyslexic people also find it easier to read a font that looks similar to hand writing as they are familiar with this style, and some teachers prefer them. However these types of fonts can lead to confusion with some letter combinations, such as "oa" and "oo"; "rn" and "m".

Myriad Pro

A modern typeface designed by Adobe, Myriad Pro has a clean sans serif aesthetic making it suitable for people with dyslexia.

Also good: Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Geneva and Arial.

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, employers and service providers are obliged to make reasonable adjustments in order to ensure accessibility for all.

• It makes good business sense.

Consider that 10% of your service users, employees, and customers may be dyslexic. Remember that changes you make to accommodate dyslexic people are good practice for everyone.