{"id":35,"date":"2015-02-25T21:27:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T21:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.cortland.edu\/wordpress\/academicapps\/?p=35"},"modified":"2016-03-16T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T13:51:08","slug":"dyslexie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/academicapps\/2015\/02\/25\/dyslexie\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyslexie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dyslexie is a new typeface that was designed to make reading easier for people with dyslexia. It was created by a Dutch designer named Christian Boer, who has dyslexia. He understood that he had trouble discriminating between letters because most fonts are uniform; Boer designed a font with letters that are distinctive and, therefore, easier to tell apart.<\/p>\n

\"Dyslexie-font\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Recently, Dyslexie became available for free download. Once downloaded, the font can be used for typing and reading on your computer, as well as for printing. Once you request your free download, you\u2019re emailed a manual that tells you how to download the font to your particular system.<\/p>\n

So is this new font really helpful? SUNY Cortland student Andy Hoffman thinks so:<\/p>\n

Reading had always been a challenge for me. \u00a0I often don\u2019t read anything for long lengths of time just because I\u2019m deciphering between words and often have to go back to reread something in order to understand its true meaning. \u00a0I would often think that it is a disadvantage because it would take me twice as long to do homework as compared to someone else. \u00a0The typeface on many fonts may look different but all have the same texture to them. \u00a0They often don\u2019t have differences between how they are written and, for someone who has dyslexia, it often creates problems.<\/p>\n

I recently came around to this new font and started testing it out in various ways. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t believe the differences in text faces. \u00a0It may be subtle but the texture of each word is framed in a way that makes it easier to make out each letter in a word. \u00a0The subtle different between an I and J in a different font might be hard to come by but in this font, words that look similar now have a difference that is easier to make out. \u00a0I highly recommend trying this font just for fun and see if it\u2019s making a difference in your reading speed and understanding of the text.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Interested?\u00a0 Download Dyslexie for free here: http:\/\/www.dyslexiefont.com\/en\/order\/home-use\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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