If E’s the new large print, maybe schools need to play it up more for problem readers
Who says large-print books are just for the elderly and others with visual impairments?
In promoting a related podcast set for Tuesday, April 29, at 2 p.m. EDT, Library Journal and Thorndike Press note large print’s usefulness for “struggling readers,” including the English-as-a-second-language variety.
Now here’s a question: Can’t easy-to-use E tablets work out as well, in their large-print modes? I don’t know if they’re there yet in terms of simplicity for unassisted users, but sooner or later, they will be. Anyone with opinions and maybe even anecdotes? Success stories?
Speaking of accessibility per se: Check out Building Accessible Websites, by Joe Clark, a long-time TeleBlog reader, who has just released a free online preview. “Not only will you learn everything you need to know from this book, but you can actually read it for pleasure,” says Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards.
About the first image: That’s a copy of the Longman edition of Great Expectations, “intended for visually impaired students who attend mainstream schools.”
Related: E-books as the new large print: An eye doctor speaks out.
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