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PieFed now has a font for people with dyslexia
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I am dyslexic, and I much prefer Atkinson Hyperlegible.
To be fait, dyslexia is quite variable, and mine is somewhat mild, but I like how readable yet elegant Atkinson is!
As a non dyslexic, Atkinson Hyperlegible is amazing. I love it. All their considerations are so thoughtful; it's still aesthetic and functional.
I'm making it the default font everywhere I can.
Im not, but that font makes reading so much faster. It should be stock everywhere
PieFed has that font too :)
OMG! I was LITERALLY opening this post to comment "does anyone with dyslexia prefer Atkinson Hyperlegible?" I don't have dyslexia, but it looks better, so I'm always curious if that trade-off has consequences. Based on what you said about it being mild, I guess the question is missing context. I wasn't aware it had degrees.
I'm not an expert, but based on anecdotal evidence as well as what I was told by a specialist as a kid, Dyslexia technically is just the symptom of having difficulties with reading and/or writing. People will often have multiple "dys" conditions (not sure of the names in English, but difficulties speaking, with math/numbers, with orientation, with one's understanding of their position in space, etc.).
I forget why, but we often bunch all that together and put it under the dyslexia for ease of use when it concerns language/learning. And it's a clearly identified condition at that stage; that can be transmitted genetically (mostly by the father IIRC).
On one extreme, I've met people who could barely read at all, and were totally unable to write with a pen because of dyslexia; but I also know people who technically have common issues linked to it (slow reading, confusing similar letters, etc.) but would not qualify for a proper diagnosis because it is too mild to affect their life in an adverse way. So yeah, it's one of these things that falls on a spectrum.
As for OpenDyslexic, I find it too "wonky" and lopsided. It almost feels like the letters aren't sticking to their line. To be fair, that's how I write, but it doesn't mean I want to read wobbly text.
Atkinson Hyperlegible, on the other hand, helps a lot with things like l,p,q,i,j,I all having clear distinctions that help make words easier to understand.