It’s also worth nothing there extensions for Google Chrome and Safari. These extensions are able to display most text in the OpenDyslexic font.
NOTABILITY FONT INSTALL
In the end, if this font doesn’t work on Notability, I’m sure how useful it would be to install it onto a student iPad. One thing for sure is the font can NOT be used in Google Docs. I reached out to both the makers of Notability and this font on Twitter, but I haven’t received any clarification yet. From what I can tell, Notability uses the iOS font list, so I’m not sure why this font isn’t available. While the font is available in Pages, it’s not there in Notability. Therefore, students will be able to use this font in apps that use the default iOS font list. Visit this link on your iPad and hit “download” to install the font. It’s also possible to install this font onto an iPad. Unfortunately, the font is not available in Google Docs. Installing these fonts will make them available on programs installed on your computer such as Microsoft Word and Pages. This can be found by going to Macintosh HD –> Library –> Fonts. If you download and open the zip file from their website, you can copy/paste the font files into the “Fonts” folder. It is such an easy way to accommodate your dyslexic students. In fact, you can see what the font looks like in her Emoji exit slip. She now tries to put all of her documents into this font. OpenDyslexic is free for Commercial and Personal use.”Įlin asked a friend whose son is dyslexic to read documents in a regular font and compare it with the OpenDyslexic font. He claimed it was easier to read the OpenDyslexic font. It is being updated continually and improved based on input from dyslexic users. The typeface includes regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic styles. “ OpenDyslexic is a new open source font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. (This is the second tech tip brought to you by our friends on 7 Green!)