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Readex Pro
Readex Pro

Could a new typeface make it easier for the more than 400 million Arabic speakers around the world to read?

Type designers Dr. Nadine Chahine and Thomas Jockin joined forces to find out. They created Readex Pro in Arabic using the methodology behind Lexend, made for Latin. The name Readex was chosen as a shortened form of “reading expanded.”

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Readex Pro
The effect of a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, on reading rate and accuracy
The effect of a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, on reading rate and accuracy
A single-subject alternating treatment design was used to investigate the extent to which a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, impacted reading rate or accuracy compared to two commonly used fonts when used with elementary students identified as having dyslexia.
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The effect of a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, on reading rate and accuracy
Rooted in Rights Guide to Creating Accessible Videos
Rooted in Rights Guide to Creating Accessible Videos
An accessible video is one that contains content that everyone can consume, including people with disabilities who may be unable to hear the audio or see the images on screen. This means that, among other things, the auditory experience of the video must convey all essential information for those who cannot see, just as the visual experience will need to do the same for people who cannot hear.
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Rooted in Rights Guide to Creating Accessible Videos