Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Good Fonts for Dyslexia

  Luz Rello, Ricardo Baeza-Yates (2013) — Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents the first experiment using eye tracking to objectively measure the impact of font type on reading performance for people with dyslexia. Using a within-subject design, 48 participants with clinically confirmed dyslexia (ages 11-50)…

  • dyslexia
  • typography
  • readability
  • eye tracking
  • font design
  • cognitive accessibility
  • text presentation
  • legibility

• The Effect of Font Type on Screen Readability by People with Dyslexia

  Luz Rello, Ricardo Baeza-Yates (2016) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This eye-tracking study investigates how different font types affect screen reading performance for people with dyslexia compared to non-dyslexic readers. The researchers recruited 97 native Spanish speakers—48 diagnosed with dyslexia and 49 without—…

  • dyslexia
  • typography
  • readability
  • eye tracking
  • font design
  • cognitive accessibility