Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
5 results found tagged text presentation.
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Good Fonts for Dyslexia
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)…
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Layout Guidelines for Web Text and a Web Service to Improve Accessibility for Dyslexics
This paper presents evidence-based layout guidelines for making web text more readable for people with dyslexia, derived from a user study with 22 dyslexic participants and a matched control group. The study is notable for being the first to combine …
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Size Matters (Spacing Not): 18 Points for a Dyslexic-Friendly Wikipedia
This paper investigates the effect of font size and line spacing on readability and comprehension for people with dyslexia, tested in the real-world context of Wikipedia articles rather than isolated text samples. The authors conducted an eye-trackin…
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DysWebxia 2.0! More Accessible Text for People with Dyslexia
This demo paper introduces DysWebxia 2.0, a model for making text more accessible to people with dyslexia by modifying both the presentation and content of text. The project is notable for being the first model to combine text presentation changes (f…
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The effect of typeface and font size on reading text on a tablet computer for older and younger people
This study investigated how typeface (serif vs. sans serif) and font size (14, 16, and 18 point) affect reading performance and preferences on tablet computers for younger and older people. The research was conducted cross-culturally in both Thailand…