Bible and other books in Dyslexia-friendly Font

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I am dyslexic.

I love reading, but it can be very difficult to read a page in standard fonts. It is easiest in comic-sans style fonts.

Last year, my daughter bought me a dyslexia font bible.

It's only the new testament, but wow it's so easy to read. The words just jump off the page for me.

If you are dyslexic, or have adhd or autism, you should check this out. Look at the script it's written in. Maybe it'll be easier for you to read too.

Many books and ebooks can be found in dyslexic font. See for yourself how this font is for you, and maybe order books online in that font, if they are easier to read.

 

[thejuice]

Seems quite effective for Irlens syndrome too

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Great idea. Perhaps we need to expand upon this idea to other texts, as well, such as school books for children.

 

[Judge]

Great subject. I too have a most definite preference of Sans-Serif fonts.

So much so that in programs that specify a preferred Serif font, I always try to designate a Sans-Serif font instead. The simpler the style, the better. -Ultimately easier to read.

Having migrated to Linux, I very much prefer the "Ubuntu" font.

My bad.

 

[Mary Terry]

The US courts require all legal pleadings and briefs to be typed in Times New Roman size 12 font. I think I read that the best after 35 years of practicing law.

My little brother is dyslexic, and I think he would have benefited from a friendly font and font size when he was growing up. He had perfect vision but I remember my mother making him wear pink-tinted eyeglasses do his homework in elementary school. I guess there was some theory back in those days that it would help with dyslexia. He's an engineer, great with math, and hates to read to this day.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Thanks so much for that info!
My partner's dyslexic and never reads because of it, which we both find a shame. I will suggest him to try reading books in dyslexia-fonts. I didn't even know something like that existed.

 

[Crossbreed]

The US courts require all legal pleadings and briefs to be typed in Times New Roman size 12 font.

(Law would be more exciting if it used comic sans...! )

 

[Streetwise]

Thanks so much for that info!
My partner's dyslexic and never reads because of it, which we both find a shame. I will suggest him to try reading books in dyslexia-fonts. I didn't even know something like that existed.

If you get a dyslexia app you can change the screen colour to light green apparently good for dyslexia buy green foolscap(lined paper)paper for writing on

 

[Rachie]

Thank you for posting this. Most of my posts go through several edits, thank goodness for Word for me. I sometimes wonder I could be dyslexic as well. I guess at this point in my life they wouldn't look into it seriously for me if I even wanted to as well. I have a habit of dropping words, it can be frustrating.
I will look into this more.

 

[Rachie]

I didn't want to start a new thread as this is about accessible Bible's as well for autism and learning disabilites.

I was informed about an accessible Bible for people with learning disabilities or autism that is being used in discipleship groups. I looked on Amazon myself and got a bit overwhelmed by it all. I asked my rector though if they could point one out and recommend one for me. They suggested two and I have bought the one geared towards people with autism. They wrote the first is more geared to people with learning disabilites than autism.

I have ordered the second version myself. I do have the KKV version but need to learn in different ways some things. I am looking forward to mine arriving.

The second Bible that my rector pointed said that the accessible Bible study has a focus on what can be helpful for autism.

1. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135285912768?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ul1-j-dustq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

2. Amazon.co.uk

 

[Rachie]

^
My eyesight is so poor these days I don't even know what to say to it. I not long got new lenses as well. I can wear glasses and use an energy light in my Bible and have a small Bible and struggle to see text so small and in red and somehow manages to make read so smal the words but you I considered using a torch light to read my words and so slowly so much and staggering. Sometimes in class was asked to ask to read out and couldn't bare it as well. When 11 another teacher asked me to read science things seemed faster didn't get it.

But I will thrilled today Inclusive faith and to see the large text that I could clearly see with my glasses on close to me. Clap for me though it is small and to be well read but I will appreciate what I take from it.

 

[Tiffany Kate]

If you have a Kindle (or the Kindle app on your phone), you can set the font to one that you like. OpenDyslexic is one of the options.