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- 1. Designing for Dyslexia Scottish Usability Professionals Association (SUPA) Wednesday 28 January 2009 11/05/10 JARCS (Jean Alcock Research & Consultancy Services
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- SpLDs include: Dysphasia, speech and language delay and/or deficit Dyspraxia, motor and co-ordination difficulties Dysgraphia, writing difficulties Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD) Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome Dyslexia Visual perceptual difficulties SpLDs are distinct from learning disabilities caused by intellectual impairment. However, people with intellectual impairment caused by congenital brain damage or early childhood trauma may also have an unrecognised SpLD. In older children and adults, an acquired brain injury can result in dyslexia-like difficulties. So what are the indicators of Dyslexia?
- These are general guidelines only because a lot of dyslexic people have their own preferences especially as regards font and colour . However if you follow them you won’t go far wrong. These guideline do not vary greatly from the SAIF (Scottish Accessible Information Forum) Standards for Accessible Information which are designed to make information more accessible for everyone. In other words if you adopt either the SAIF Standards or follow Dyslexia friendly guidelines you will be benefiting most of your customers. They are all designed to make the written word easier to follow and understand. Some people with dyslexia find using graphics can help them remember more easily and thus help with short term memory problems. Likewise using colour in a consistent fashion can help. A prime example is the visited link – something that helps everyone. In Justified text the white space caused by the uneven spacing can join up and create a river effect which can be very distracting. Centered text just makes me scream! It’s so ugly. But seriously it does cause problems for people with dyslexia in following the flow of the text. Bright white backgrounds can cause visual discomfort and glossy paper cause glare that cuts down on contrast.
- In addition to everything on the previous slide there are guidelines for website design.. Flexible design – user can change font colour & size and background colour. Navigation is intuitive and please please you can find a contact telephone is no more than one click away! People with dyslexia benefit from things being repeated again and again in the same way so consistency in layout, in colour and in language will help them find what they want. There is no need to dumb down language but it’s better to use the same terms over & over again. This is particularly important when writing instructions. There is evidence that a multi-sensory approach helps plays to all the dyslexic persons strengths – so graphics, sound, video all help. Paul will talk more of this. You’ll possibly hear during Paul’s demo what happens when punctuation is not used. What I haven’t mentioned is the use of language. As for everyone clear concise jargon-free language is preferred, but you do not need to dumb down concepts or language - just use it consistently