Text formats and web design for visually impaired and dyslexic readers - Clear Text for All

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-472

  Evett, Lindsay ^a   Brown, David ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Clear print; Clear text; Dyslexia; Visual impairment; Web design guidelines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER AIDED LOGIC DESIGN; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; SPECIFICATIONS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ACCESSIBILITY; CLEAR PRINT; CLEAR TEXT; DYSLEXIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEB DESIGN GUIDELINES;

TEXT PROCESSING;

EID: 19944413347     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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