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E-Readers Are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia
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themachinestops lemmy.dbzer0.com themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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shyguyblue lemmy.world shyguyblue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
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I use the open dyslexic font on my kobo because it's just easier to read when I'm tired. Also seems to be easier in low light mode, so I don't have to burn my retinas...

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massive_bereavement fedia.io massive_bereavement@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-06-14
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Hah! Take that paper!

Also, someone with dyslexia said that it was easier for them reading with the paper or book upside down.

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db_null lemmy.dbzer0.com db_null@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-02-16
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I use the open dyslexic font on my kobo because it's just easier to read when I'm tired. Also seems to be easier in low light mode, so I don't have to burn my retinas...

Yes! And a large font size, my reading speed easily doubled

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dermanus lemmy.ca dermanus@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-05
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They're an underrated accessibility tool. My mom is older and it lets her make any book large print. I worked in a library back before e readers and the large print collection was always limited.

I hadn't thought about dyslexia but I'm glad it helps people with that too.

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