Adjustable typography: An approach to enhancing low vision text accessibility

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 469-482

  Arditi, Aries ^a  

^a Arlene R Gordon Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Disability; Legibility; Low vision; Typography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; TEXT PROCESSING; VISION;

DISABILITY CONDITION; PRINTED MATERIAL; TYPOGRAPHY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRINTING; VISUAL AID; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; READING; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 1842689302     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013031000085680     Document Type: Article

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