Fonts for hard-to-read people

A new font designed for people with dyslexia has been found on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.

A new font designed for people with dyslexia has been found on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.

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OpenDyslexic fonts are already present on the power
Android and iOS - (Photo: Abelardo Gonzalez)

The OpenDyslexic font was designed by Abelardo Gonzalez, a mobile application developer from New Hampshire, according to Medical Xpress. This is a free application for word processing and e-book reading.

Dyslexia is a disorder even though people with this condition have visual and intelligence completely normal. It affects 10% of the US population.

Research shows that the fonts below the darker upper part helps people with dyslexia identify the text easier.

While some font designers have rushed to release versions based on existing fonts, only highlighting the lower part of each word, Gonzalez decided to design his own fonts and offer them for free. who wants to use it.

Gonzalez has also created a new application, called openWeb, which is available on most market apps, from the iPhone, iPad, Apple's Safari browser (under the name OpenDyslexic) to the Android operating system.

Sony, Amazon and Google are contacting Gonzalez in hopes of getting a new app.

Update 11 December 2018
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