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“Font”astic: Help for Dyslexia

In Scientific American, October 26, 2011, a Dutch researcher has created a “font” (printing style) that he believes will help dyslexics to read more easily. Christian Boer, a graphic designer from the Netherlands, has manipulated the look of specific letters in the alphabet that have been troublesome for dyslexics (like “d” and “b”). He calls this font: “Dyslexie” which makes it less likely for dyslexics to turn, exchange or reverse letters and numbers. Mr. Boer has made this font available for purchase in English in the United States online.

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Call for Articles

The Orange County Learning Disabilities Association wants to be a catalyst in efforts to help students with Learning Disabilities. As part of that goal the Orange County Leaning Disabilities Association has created this blog for sharing information.

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Introducing ‘Ashley’s Corner’

The Orange County Leaning Disabilities Association received the following email from an elementary school teacher. As it was read we thought about what it would be like to have a part of this site devoted specially to school age children and education. Then we wondered what it would be like if educators, students, and learning [...]

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