April 18, 2016 - 20:02
I mentioned last week in class that there's a font we might consider using for the signage in the exhibition, called Dyslexie font. Because many people with dyslexia flip, rotate, and swap letters, each letter in Dyslexie font is designed to be unique (as I said in class, they all look kinda "funky" because they're angled, slanted, and not symmetrical). The font also adds space between letters and words, to avoid the crowding effect, and makes the first letter of each sentence bold to draw attention to them. The font is really expensive for schools, but I think we would be able to get the home version because we're not using it for a school interface or server or anything (I don't know technology words if you can't tell).
While I think there's a lot of value in making the exhibition multisensory, and we definitely should, it seems like an easy accomodation to make if people with dyslexia would prefer to be reading over listening to an audio description. And, like many other accessibility features, the font benefits all readers, because of the way it differentiates letters and doesn't overcrowd. I found it really comfortable to read the website (it's all written in the font) and I often find myself avoiding placards in museums because the text is so small and crowded.
Here's the website:
https://www.dyslexiefont.com/en/dyslexie-font/