OpenDyslexic is a new open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. The typefaces includes regular, bold, italic and bold–italic styles and each letter has a unique shape and the bottoms have been thickened to give them extra ‘gravity’. It is being updated continually and improved based on input from dyslexic users. There are no restrictions on using OpenDyslexic other than attribution. The font can be downloaded at http://dyslexicfonts.com.
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Books for All
Just because you have difficulty reading or turning a page doesn’t mean that you can’t share in the enjoyment of books.
Children and young people may have difficulty reading ordinary printed books for a number of reasons. The technology that is available to us today makes it easier than ever before for everyone to access books irrespective of their difficulties. By getting hold of a book in digital format, readers can enlarge text, change background colours or even convert books to speech by means of a few simple key strokes on a computer. CALL Scotland have created the excellent Books for All website which contains a wealth of information on accessible books and provides links on how you can obtain these for your child.
