Dyslexia
Reading gives me headaches
The words are always moving
I hate to read
When I am reading if feels like I skinned my knee, it stings…
• The British Dyslexia Association suggest that 4% of
the population will be severely dyslexic (requiring
support at school and beyond). A further 6% may have
mild dyslexia.
• Oak Grove College has approximately 35% students
with dyslexia in SEN environment.
• Current estimates are 1 in 10 children have Dyslexic
tendencies which is about 2-3 children per average
class in a Mainstream environment.
What is OpenDyslexic ?
• OpenDyslexic was invented by Abelardo Gonzalez
to increase readability for readers with dyslexia.
• OpenDyslexic Alta was developed Abelardo and Rob
Carpenter to include a rounded ‘a’
• OpenDyslexicMono designed to be used for text
editors and working with source code
• Typefaces includes regular, bold, italic, and bold-
italic styles.
How Does It Help ?
OpenDyslexic tries to help prevent
some of these things from happening.
• Letters have heavy weighted
bottoms to add a kind of "gravity"
to each letter.
• You are able to figure out which part of the letter is down which aids in
recognizing the correct letter.
• It helps to keep your brain from rotating them around.
• Consistently weighted bottoms help reinforce the line of text.
• The unique shapes of each letter can help prevent confusion through
flipping and swapping.
Your brain can sometimes do funny things to letters.
OpenDyslexic Uses Unique Letter Shapesto help prevent confusion
Gill Sans rn m MW dpqb
l1IijJ
Verdana rn m MW dpqb l1IijJ
OpenDyslexic Uses Unique Letter Shapesto help prevent confusion
Gill Sans rn m MW dpqb
l1IijJ
Verdana rn m MW dpqb l1IijJ
Comic Sans rn m MW dpqb
l1IijJ
OpenDyslexic Uses Unique Letter Shapesto help prevent confusion
Gill Sans rn m MW dpqb
l1IijJ
Verdana rn m MW dpqb l1IijJ
Comic Sans rn m MW dpqb
l1IijJ
OpenDyslexic rn m MW dpqb l1IijJ
• OpenDyslexic also takes a different approach to italic styles.
• It is recommended that italics be avoided in reading material for dyslexia.
• OpenDyslexic’s italic style has been design to allow for its use for “emphasis “while maintaining readability.
Initially these fonts look very different to what our eyes are used to reading.
But as you continue to read text in this font, you realise that it is easier to read than other fonts and typefaces.
This is due to the ‘weighted’ letters holding the text to the page.
OpenDyslexic is Open Source
• This means it is Free for all to use.
• It is being updated continually and improved based
on input from dyslexic users.
It Can Be Downloaded Here
http://opendyslexic.org/
Other OpenDyslexic Productsalso Free
Browser Extensions !
• Safari extension - includes off-white background, alternate paragraph shading.
• Chrome Extension - includes off-white background and alternate paragraph shading.
• Opera Extension Courtesy of Federico Panico