Guidance from Others

From Low Vision Accessibility Task Force

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AFB

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Tips for Making Print More Readable

Note: These are for print material, not electronic.

  • Print Size...
  • Font Type and Style
    • ... either standard Roman or Sans Serif fonts. A good choice is Arial.
    • Avoid decorative fonts.
    • Use bold type because the thickness of the letters makes the print more legible.
    • Avoid using italics or all capital letters....
  • Use of Color...
  • Contrast...
  • Paper Quality...
  • Leading (Space Between Lines of Text)...
  • Tracking (Space Between Letters)...
  • Margins [in print books/binding]...

"Research is still underway to determine how text can be made more legible for individuals with limited vision."

WebAIM

Last updated: Aug 28, 2013
Visual Disabilities - Low Vision

  • Challenges: Text in graphics does not enlarge without special software, and looks pixilated when enlarged
    Solutions: Limit or eliminate text within graphics
  • Challenges: Users may set their own font and background colors
    Solutions: Allow them to do so by using as much real text as possible, rather than text within graphics.
  • Challenges: Screen magnifiers reduce the usable window size
    Solutions: To reduce that amount of horizontal scrolling, use relative rather than absolute units (e.g. use percentages for table widths instead of pixels)

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