Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g16HSou13251; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 12:28:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 12:28:51 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <008c01c1af32$a10e9e80$24b406d1@n9x5e7.sbo.ma.cable.rcn.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Helen Osborne" <helen@healthliteracy.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3559] Readability on the Internet X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1152 Lines: 34 To all, Cherryll Ranger asked about issues in formatting for readability on the Internet. She said that she is trying to convince her agency of the need for addressing the formatting they use for placing information on the net to improve readability for EVERYONE - not just those typically with a label with a reading disability or "literacy" problem. Here are some resources that might be of interest: * Bobby, a free web-based service to help identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities, www.cast.org * Jakob Nielsen's Web site, www.useit.com * The Trace Center, a resource on universal design, www.trace.wisc.edu * And my article: Osborne, H. "In other words...Communicating Across a Life Span...Design in Print and Web-based Communication." On Call magazine, January 2001. Available on the Health Literacy Consulting Web site, www.healthliteracy.com Hope this helps. I commend you for raising awareness about this important issue! ~Helen Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L Health Literacy Consulting, Natick, MA Phone: 508-653-1199 E-mail: helen@healthliteracy.com Web site: http://www.healthliteracy.com
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