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Originally Posted by Hitch
Given what Amazon put into the creation of the first font--Caecilia--which was really ridiculous--I suspect that they put just as much effort into the font for Dyslexia. Either creating it, or licensing it, or research, or what-have-you.
Sure--maybe it doesn't work. But are you saying it never works? It doesn't suit anyone with dyslexia?
Hitch
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Not saying that it never works, just saying that when I asked about dyslexia in a11y groups the responses I got from academics is that there are no peer reviewed studies to back up the claims that these "special" fonts are better than just using sans-serif fonts for the body content, nor is their peer reviewed research demonstrating the odd letter shapes often used in these specialty fonts make a difference.
They can charge more by claiming it makes a difference, but the consensus seemed to be the funny shapes were more about making people believe there was science behind the font, even though there isn't. Marketing gimmick allowing them to charge a lot.
They likely are better than serif fonts, but the question is whether or not they are better than any other sans serif fonts, and that is where peer reviewed academic research is needed to substantiate the claims but doesn't seem to exist.