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The Readability Group @ReadabilityGrp

The Readability Group is dedicated to creating a more readable world.

Joined May 2020
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Gareth Ford Williams@GarethFW
23 Oct 2021
A 10 Step Approach to Inclusive Branding, using the BBC as an Example link.medium.com/dcwVU40GAkb #a11y #designthinking #GraphicDesign #branding

A 10 Step Approach to Inclusive Branding, using the BBC as an Example

A few days ago the BBC announced and presented it’s new branding system, and with tired predictability there was a backlash from anyone…

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People around the world write in more ways than we think. We give a brief and summary overview of the types of writing system that are in use: medium.com/the-readability-g… #a11y #accessibility #typography #design

It’s all squiggles to me

The letterforms we use daily to write our thoughts are so deeply embedded we only have scant awareness of the existence of different…

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If you want to go beyond the basics in typographic accessibility… medium.com/the-readability-g… #GAAD #a11y #uxdesign #typography
The words, "Ladies and Gentlemen” using different degrees of letter spacing.

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What are the accessibility basics when choosing a font? #GAAD #a11y medium.com/the-readability-g…
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These are the neuroscientific definitions pf legibility and readability… just in case you were wondering. We hope that clears that one up. medium.com/the-readability-g… #a11y #GAAD #uxdesign
A confused face made up of different letters and symbols

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It is important to short list your fonts using the a balance between emotyional and functional accessibility, then test your candidate fonts for performance. medium.com/the-readability-g… #GAAD #a11y
The word ‘Accessibility’ written twice, but one is severely blurred

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The Emotional Accessibility of Reading. #GAAD #a11y medium.com/the-readability-g…
Balancing emotional and functional accessibility is paramount.

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If the three pillars of accessibility are Emotional, Technical and Functional, what does that mean to a designer? medium.com/the-readability-g… #a11y #GAAD #uxdesign #ux

The three components of accessibility

Accessibility means different things to different people but accessibility is not just a single thing. We can broadly divide it into three…

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John F Croston III@jfc3
11 May 2021
I'm speaking on Tuesday, May 18th at 1:00 PM Eastern at the AIGA @DotGovDesign conference, and leading a conversation with @GarethFW @bruno_maag @davidkiosk about "The Readability of Government Information." So yes, we plan to talk about fonts and accessibility.
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Understanding the human visual system is necessary to make good design decisions and to have a vocabulary to describe when things go wrong: medium.com/the-readability-g…

The visual system — a brief guide to anatomy and physiology in the context of typography

This article focuses on the visual system and an understanding of the visual system allows designers to make better decisions to lower accessibility barriers.

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Stacey Jenkins 💀⚰️@HereLiesStacey
23 Apr 2021
Just finished watching this fascinating talk on the results from @ReadabilityGrp's study into fonts. Highly recommend taking a look, especially if you're considering adding a 'dyslexia-friendly' font like OpenDyslexic or Dyslexie to your game... (TLDR: Please don't)
The Readability Group@ReadabilityGrp
17 Mar 2021
Our presentation of the font survey is now available for viewing here: axe-con.com/event/dont-belie… You need to register to gain access and it's free to join. #a11y #accessibility #typography
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Gareth Ford Williams@GarethFW
22 Apr 2021
If you are interested in font accessibility then I’ve pulled together an article on my approach to the methodology to @ReadabilityGrp first font accessibility study.
 garethfordwilliams.medium.co… #a11y #accessibility #designresearch #ADHD #dyslexia #neurodiversity #UXDesign #fonts

What’s In A Word?

Finding a trusted methodology for evaluating font accessibility for both vision impairment and cognitive accessibility.

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Labour MP @vickyfoxcroft just flamed our esteemed leader maximo @BorisJohnson in PMQ by asking when his outrageous spend of £2.6Mio on a press briefing room would include a BSL interpreter. Johnson, as usual, fluffed it. #accessibility #a11y
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A few weeks ago we published an article on the three pillars of accessibility. Our latest article explains what this means for typographic accessibility: medium.com/the-readability-g… #A11Y #Accessibility #typography

Typographic accessibility in more detail

The three pillars of accessibility - emotional, functional and technical - can be applied to any output whether that is a product or a…

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Balancing emotion with function is essential when choosing a typeface for your brand. medium.com/the-readability-g… #typography #accessibility #design #brand #a11y

The emotional accessibility of reading

Balancing emotion with function is essential when choosing your brands typeface.

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This is a really good article that explains recent developments in colour font technology, with potentiality for improving some accessibility concerns. #a11y #accessibility #typography
Design Matters@designmattersdk
25 Mar 2021
For a long time Color Fonts were largely dismissed because browser support was patchy. Recently, new formats with greater graphic capabilities are being developed, opening them to new opportunities. By Bianca Berning, Creative Director at @DaltonMaag 👉demagsign.io/will-color-font…
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Our presentation of the font survey is now available for viewing here: axe-con.com/event/dont-belie… You need to register to gain access and it's free to join. #a11y #accessibility #typography

axe-con Digital Accessibility Conference | Deque

Join us to learn how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility. Hosted on February 25-27, 2024, axe-con is completely free and virtual.

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Legibility and readability are fundamental to good typographic accessibility but does everyone mean the same thing by it? We published an article that dives deeper into the subject: medium.com/the-readability-g… #a11y #typography #Accessibility

About Legibility and Readability

Functional accessibility in typography includes legibility and readability among other things, and often the two terms are applied…

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We presented our survey data at Axe-Con and also provided some typographic insights for why people may have given the answers they did. It's encouraging to see that our data reflects findings of quant and lab based scientific data. Our preso will soon be available for viewing.
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We also have investigated a fair number of neuroscientific research papers into reading and find correlations with our data. Much more work needs to be done, and we're definitely up for it. #Accessibility #a11y #typography
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