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Re: Serif vs sans-serif

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From: Sarah Horton
Date: Jan 3, 2007 1:30PM

--- You wrote:
Is anyone aware of objective research that explores the question of which
font style works best for users with visual impairments?
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I'm not sure any of these qualify as objective research, but here are a few articles I've found useful. Only the first deals specifically with users with visual impairments.

Making Text Legible: Designing for People with Partial Sight
http://www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm

Criteria for optimal web design (designing for usability)
http://psychology.wichita.edu/optimalweb/text.htm

Readability Of Websites With Various Foreground/Background Color Combinations, Font Types And Word Styles
http://hubel.sfasu.edu/research/ahncur.html

Hope this helps!
Sarah


Sarah Horton
Dartmouth College
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