Letter and symbol misrecognition in highly legible typefaces for general, children, dyslexic, visually impaired and ageing readers
This paper identifies easily misrecognised letters and symbols in highly legible typefaces for general, children, dyslexic, visually impaired and ageing users. It can also be considered as a review of related research in this area.
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