In 2008, Christian Boer developed a font named “Dyslexie” which was designed to facilitate the reading process of people with dyslexia. The little amount of research that has been done on the impact of this font remains inconclusive. This investigation intends to gain a broader view on its impact by studying three factors of the reading process: reading speed, reading comprehension and reader preference. The Dyslexie font was compared with Times New Roman and Arial. The experiment was performed with 180 participants, both dyslectic and non-dyslectic. The results show that Dyslexie enhances the reading speed for all participants, however not significantly. Times New Roman showed the best reading comprehension while Arial was the most preferred font. The contradictory findings show that further interdisciplinary and detailed investigation on the influence of dyslexia is needed.

Dit ben ik, mezelfMoeten wij op de computer steeds  met dezelfde lettertypes werken, die  niet van ons zijn, die niets met onszelf te maken hebben en tamelijk onpersoonlijk zijn? De technologie laat tegenwoordig vele malen meer toe...Inleiding   De hedendaagse maatschappij wordt enorm beïnvloed door nieuwe media zoals computers en gsm’s, en communicatie verloopt steeds meer met behulp van deze technologieën. Eén van de gevolgen hiervan is dat het handschrift meer en meer naar de achtergrond verdrongen wordt.