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Google, Yahoo, etc. - are they designed with dyslexics in mind?
I was just wondering whether anyone else finds it difficult (or has children who find it difficult) to read - well to dicipher - searches on the internet.
My son had a homework based on the internet last night, and he seemed to find the screen rather stressful to work out of (as opposed to the mindless surfing he usually does).
Does anyone know any programs/tools that make this sort of thing more dyslexic-friendly?
26/11/2008 18:30:46
Tom
Some sites such as the British Dyslexia Associations have a thing called Textic build into their site so you can change the background colour, text size etc...
I'm not sure if there is a tool that individual users can use. Would love to hear if there is?
15/06/2009 17:38:08
TimB
Thanks TimB; I've just followed up your recommendation - very useful - and shall make enquiries as to whether one can be bought to use across one's computer as a whole. I shall let you know!
18/06/2009 12:38:19
Tom
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