Britton, one of more than 700 million people affected by dyslexia worldwide; Thanks to this design, it enables a person without dyslexia to feel the difficulty that dyslexic people experience while reading a text.
Thanks to this technique, an accurate understanding of dyslexia can be achieved and better learning conditions can be created for dyslexic students.
Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder that causes an individual to have problems with language, reading and writing skills despite being of normal intelligence.
An individual with dyslexia will have difficulty learning how they relate to letters or words, even if they can recognize speech sounds. Dyslexia, which is usually observed as a reading disorder, can also affect attention and memory and affects the areas of the brain that process language.
Britton broke each letter into its components and removed parts of the letters to make them difficult to recognize immediately.
By removing about 40% of each letter, making the letters almost illegible, the designer reduces the reading speed to the reading speed of a dyslexic individual. Thus, it is possible to feel the difficulty of the person with dyslexia while reading.
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The font does not show what a dyslexic individual sees when looking at text; instead, it recreates the experience of straining while reading.
Britton points out that there is a misconception that people with dyslexia are stupid, lazy.
Britton, who has dyslexia, describes her difficulty as follows: Even though people’s brains have a hard time reading this article, they can overcome the situation so that they can still read the text. Individuals with dyslexia also see letters as normal people. You can see the information, each letter perfectly, but there is something in your mind that is stopping or slowing the information process.
Believing that dyslexia is misunderstood and under-researched, Britton designed this design to draw attention to the condition.
Most children with dyslexia can do well in school with tutoring or a special education program. Emotional support plays a very important role in the process of coping with dyslexia.
Although there is no specific cure for dyslexia, early detection and intervention works best. But in some cases, dyslexia goes undiagnosed for years and isn’t recognized until adulthood. Still, it’s never too late to get help and support for dyslexia.
Sources: Daniel Britton, IFLScience, Acıbadem
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