#opendyslexic — Public Fediverse posts

Does anyone happen to know if there's an easy way to get #emacs's nov.el package to display text using the #OpenDyslexic font? I was hoping there was a customization variable, but it seems not.

Perhaps I could run it in a terminal editor and change the terminal's font, but then I'd lose things like images.

I can hack something together if I really need to, I'd just rather not if there's a simpler solution available.

#a11y #books

Edit: I was able to do this through M-x customize-face

Hola Titánicos, cada 8 de octubre se celebra el día mundial de la Dislexia, para visibilizar este trastorno de lectoescritura que afecta al 10% de la población mundial, Este año bajo el lema: "Dislexia: aumentando el volumen".

https://somosdisca.es/dia-mundial-de-la-dislexia-2025/

#diamundialdeladislexia #dislexia #lectoescritura #dislexico #trastornodelectoescritura #comprensionlectora #salud #enfermedad #visibilidad #saludmental #fracasoescolar #logopeda #atenciontemprana #lectura #comprensionlectora #OpenDyslexic #dyslexic #discapacidad #disability #disabilities #cudiados #prevencion #sintomas #UnidosPorLaDislexia #DiaInternacionalDeLaDislexia #titan #titanicos #titanico #gentetitanica #somosdisca

Since I'm here I wanna get right into contributing to the community so here are some distro's I made like yesterday:

There's 2 more images but I guess I'll just reply with them.

#accessible #OpenDyslexic #alttext #TIIVE #NSPM7

Ever since I saw @klemensstrasser have support for the OpenDyslexic font in @studysnacksapp I’ve been meaning to do the same.

I was really worried about breaking the layout of some Views.

Seeing @hidde do it made me decide to just start.

Making good progress!

#accessibility #a11y #OpenDyslexic

@gemeinsamhier Hallo und vielen Dank für die spannenden Beträge (z.B. zu #24hEconomicBlackout oder den #OpenDyslexic Fonts). Da folge ich doch gleich mal 😃

@morl99 @gemeinsamhier @homebrew Die Schrift gefällt mir auch. 👍

Für Menschen mit #Legasthenie gibt es übrigens auch eine freie Spezialschrift: https://opendyslexic.org/ #opendyslexic

Atkinson Hyperlegible Font: A well designed font for readability gets major update
https://www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/?ref=activitypub
#accessibility #opendyslexic #typography #vision #fonts #blind #+

Someone showed me the #font Shantell Sans, and my first impression was really good, it passed my simple #Dyslexia test: I take a one-second-or-less glance at a full large paragraph and see if I got the core of what's being mentioned.

After a day of using it, so far it's pretty good. It fits well on a desktop UI, unlike OpenDyslexic, which needs to be used in its Alta variant to work.

So far I know of the following good specialized fonts for dyslexia and vision impairment #accessibility:

• #OpenDyslexic
• #Dyslexie
• #ShantellSans
• #AtkinsonHyperlegible
• #IntelOneMono

I am not... dyslexic. I mean, when I was a kid I'd have trouble telling POTS and STOP apart... but I have no diagnosis. Still, the #OpenDyslexic font feels a lot... roomier for reading

Oh! It works! My Sony PRS-300 displays the converted epub of "A Voyage To Arcturus" with the embedded OpenDyslexic font. Don't need the font adjusted to the "normal larger baseline" I normally do with other fonts when using #OpenDyslexic, so I need to fine-tune that now...
I have the PRS+ rom on it. Here are some screenshots of two font sizes of OpenDyslexic displaying on it.

My "#speedReading" basically brings me up to "normal fast" since I'm a slow reader. I am considering seeing if I can get #Calibre to embed the #OpenDyslexic #font since that also improves reading speeds...

#AiutoSegreto (scusate, dato che quello per la cuginetta 14enne è andato molto bene ne approfitto!)

Cuginetto di 10 anni con #dislessia (già seguito da qualche anno da logopedista) che inizierà a usare un computer portatile.

Oltre ai #font creati appositamente per rendere il testo meglio leggibile (#OpenDyslexic per citarne uno), ci sono accorgimenti particolari da seguire per rendere migliore il suo approccio a questo tipo di tecnologia?

Giochi fatti bene?

Esercizi per la tastiera?

Grazie!

#OpenDyslexic is a font that may help you read more easily, if letters do not behave for you, or if attention wanders. People I know with those challenges, love it. The site accepts donations.
Download available here:
https://opendyslexic.org/

💅 Better #Unicode fonts for @Minetest 2023!

This font guide now accomodates more players to setup the type in Minetest to make reading more accessible to them. Don't forget about stylish and basic requirements! All downloads and instructions are included.

:boost_req: Boost and share with your #Minetest fellows. Shout-out to the creators of #Pixeloid, #Bender and #OpenDyslexic fonts that let this game look better!

https://gist.github.com/vintprox/553981e6b7233b8bd0d222ce8993bb1a

@emerybrooks I'm not a publisher, I am a hobbiest writer, so perhaps I don't have a stake in this discussion, but... #Ebooks provide some very wonderful things for the #disabled community.

My ex-wife in her dying years was too weak to hold up a book and didn't have the dexterity (I don't want to get into her health issues though) to hold a book and turn pages. She could prop a tablet on her lap when she would sit up in bed to eat and read.

I had a girlfriend once who was #blind and I'm still good friends with her. If she doesn't have an ebook or other electronic form she just can't read it. Yes, there are audio books but that can be exceptionally expensive for small publishers / authors.

There's also me, myself, I'm #dyslexic -- the only 2 ways I can comfortably read a text is #audiobook or with the #opendyslexic font on a #kindle / similar #ereader / tablet. For me, yes I can see the words but it is such a cognitive load to read a paperback or hardcover that I just won't do it, it isn't worth it.

So yes, you are of course worried about #plagiarism of #AI -- I agree with you. It is a HUGE issue. However, there are legal remedies for someone using your name without consent, passing things off / impersonating you. I know that legal remedy isn't available for everyone but -- it is there. Please don't advocate for those who have difficulty reading paper books to lose the ability to do so when there are other options.

Those with disabilities are marginalized enough, if you really want to get into this issue check out the hashtags and talk to the communities that it would be impacting. Please, please, understand that many of these people just don't experience the world the way the average person does. Consider that equipment for disabled people is exceedingly expensive. For example, a #braille terminal for a #visuallyimpaired person costs almost $3000! So when there is such an easy way to get the text into the hands of a blind person ready for a screen reader or other device to read it for them, please don't advocate take it away.

@lerothas wenn du Schriftarten einfügen kannst, macht #OpenDyslexic Sinn: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDyslexic

@Tusky We added #OpenDyslexic to the #WSExport #Wikisource tool, because readers asked us to be able to generate ebooks that made use of that font.

So (as I'm not dyslexic myself), I guess it's useful! 🙂

So, I'm aware of the #OpenDyslexic font (such a cool project)… is there such a thing as a monospaced font designed against dyslexia symptoms? Or am I not understanding the problem statement?

@kkarhan und <3 für die Fußnote zu #openDyslexic - Typografie ist toll und die ihr verfallenden Nerds habenein Leben schon so oft besser gemacht :)

In https://ladigitale.dev/digislides è disponibile il tema con il font #opendyslexic @nilocram @[email protected] @[email protected] #scuola #DSA

I did not know kindle had #opendyslexic font!

@[email protected]
#OpenDyslexic is one awesome #font. I use it on my #eReader, and on #4TheWords. Sadly forcing it on Web breaks many layouts.

Жду не дождусь, чтобы выпустили шрифт #LexiaD. Это кириллический шрифт с фокусом на скорости обработки текста. Я бы потестил.

Он очень напоминает мне латинский шрифт #OpenDyslexic в дизайне букв, который я успешно использую в нескольких программах, чтобы вскользь ловить поступающую информацию - особенно сообщения в чате. Первичная фиксация далась не просто, но как привык, так чтение пошло очень быстро.

По ЛексияД я лишь могу найти несколько бумаг и видео: https://vimeo.com/772730541 :blobcatbusiness: Рекомендую посмотреть, если вам интересно как исследования проводятся и что намекает на положительные результаты замены шрифтов на LexiaD для людей с дислексией и без.

Когда пересматриваю, очень уж ЛексияД напоминает мне Comic Sans: и расстоянием между буквами, и предсказуемостью. Жаль только, что когда начинаешь чуточку размывать или уменьшать, теряется эта читаемость, чего я не испытываю с OD. На последней картинке привожу сравнение Лексии и ОД, чтобы вы увидели разницу. @rf

I've published a guide on how to set up OpenDyslexic font in @Minetest! :rickhey:

#OpenDyslexic gives off the playfulness and an intent to make reading easy for various people, including dyslectics.

https://gist.github.com/vintprox/553981e6b7233b8bd0d222ce8993bb1a