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What is your favorite font and coloured overlays (if used)?

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Hi

I'm doing a Dyslexia Awareness Campaign for a university project and as part of my research i would to know;

Do you use specific fonts and if so which ones?

Do you use coloured overlays and if so which colour do you find most effective?

Need this to create a campaign which could be seen by all.

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madcat35

I like avril size 12 and printed on light green paper as white is to bright of me find it hard to read. Hope this helps

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Michelle7

Hello,

I have just been diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia. My

favourite fonts to use are sans serif or calibra in 12 point and 1.5 line spacing. As yet I don't have colour overlays but may be getting some of these soon.

Hope this helps

Michelle

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Michelle7 in reply to Michelle7

Hello,

Just to add to my previous comment. I am very interested to learn about your project about raising awareness about dyslexia. If there is anything else I can help with or get involved in please feel free to contact me!

Michelle

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cundiamor

Arial font 13 or 14 cream colour background . Light blue colour overlays

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beaton

I prefer yellow,

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marygall

Ariel 11 or Tahoma 11. I'm happy with black on white, as long as the contrast is clear. I deal better with separated boxes of text rather than vast tracts...

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Kazleo

Hi my son aged 10 has dyslexia he uses dyslexie font at school and comic sans at home. Pastel coloured paper work well for him I.e. Green and buff. He also uses green overlays. Hope this helps.

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jessiejw91

I have dyslexia and Irlen syndrome, I use font size 12 in calibre and I use Green and yellow colour overlays together. Good luck with your project :)

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mangera

Thank you all for your responses the main reason for asking the questions is I'm designing a poster and e-Book as well as some other literature for my final major project (Dyslexia Awareness Campaign ) and i needed some primary research so this has really helped.

Thank you all again.

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ClareLou

I use Arial 12 and blue overlay or paper. When using a pc I use a green background. Hope that helps

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AineMosh

My colour keeps changing. It started as pink, then blue, then orange. I tend to use blue on my computer screen when my eyes begin to play up and I have my exams at university printed on orange paper. Fonts don't really make a difference to me. I struggle with all of them.

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mangera

Thank you all for your input

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