Comments on: Please help save the bunny …! http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2007/06/20/please-help-save-the-bunny/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:41:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2007/06/20/please-help-save-the-bunny/#comment-45518 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:25:52 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2007/06/20/please-help-save-the-bunny/#comment-45518 It (tragically) seems that Comic Sans <em>is</em> okay for Dyslexia sufferers: <a href="http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/extra352.html" rel="nofollow">www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/extra352.html</a> See point 4. It (tragically) seems that Comic Sans is okay for Dyslexia sufferers:

www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/extra352.html

See point 4.

]]> by: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2007/06/20/please-help-save-the-bunny/#comment-45392 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:57:30 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2007/06/20/please-help-save-the-bunny/#comment-45392 I got this today from someone who has an involvement with student support, so is more clued up than I am with regards legibility issues. I think he has three very useful points, so I'll just repeat the paragraph and highlight the important points each time: <blockquote>I will also say this. <strong>Comic Sans is awful</strong>. Almost completely illegible to anyone with dyslexia-type disorders. And it looks shit.</blockquote> And this is THE IMPORTANT BIT: <blockquote>I will also say this. Comic Sans is awful. <strong>Almost completely illegible to anyone with dyslexia-type disorders</strong>. And it looks shit.</blockquote> Which could be summed up succinctly as: <blockquote>I will also say this. Comic Sans is awful. Almost completely illegible to anyone with dyslexia-type disorders. <strong>And it looks shit</strong>.</blockquote> <em>(My emphasis, above)</em> Who am I to argue? Discuss ... I got this today from someone who has an involvement with student support, so is more clued up than I am with regards legibility issues.

I think he has three very useful points, so I’ll just repeat the paragraph and highlight the important points each time:

I will also say this. Comic Sans is awful. Almost completely illegible to anyone with dyslexia-type disorders. And it looks shit.

And this is THE IMPORTANT BIT:

I will also say this. Comic Sans is awful. Almost completely illegible to anyone with dyslexia-type disorders. And it looks shit.

Which could be summed up succinctly as:

I will also say this. Comic Sans is awful. Almost completely illegible to anyone with dyslexia-type disorders. And it looks shit.

(My emphasis, above)

Who am I to argue? Discuss …

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