Accessibility
Accessibility statement
Last updated: 11 June 2026
dyslexia.vision is built for dyslexic readers. The accessibility bar at the top of every page lets you switch font, adjust text size, change colour theme, and widen spacing — no account required, saved in your browser.
Built-in accessibility features
Every page on this site includes a persistent accessibility toolbar. The controls are always visible at the top of the screen.
Switch to OpenDyslexic — a typeface designed to reduce common reading errors for dyslexic readers — on any page.
The default typeface was created by the Braille Institute to maximise letter distinction and reading clarity.
Increase or decrease text size in two-point steps. The A reset button returns to the default 18px base.
Increases line height and letter spacing to reduce visual crowding — useful for readers who find standard spacing difficult.
Cream (default), yellow, blue, green, and dark mode. Coloured overlays reduce contrast for readers who find white backgrounds painful.
Your choices are stored in your browser's localStorage. They persist across sessions without requiring an account or cookies.
Design decisions
Paragraphs on this site are kept to three sentences or fewer. Average sentence length is under 20 words. Subheadings appear every 150–250 words. These are not style choices — they are the minimum we believe dyslexic readers should expect from a site about dyslexia.
Text is left-aligned throughout. We do not use justified text, which creates irregular word spacing that makes reading harder for many dyslexic people. We do not use italics for emphasis. Bold is used sparingly — key phrases only.
Every article includes a TL;DR box at the top: 2–3 sentences with the core answer, so you do not have to read to the end to find out if the article addresses your situation.
Colour contrast
All text on the default cream theme meets WCAG 2.1 AA contrast requirements (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text). The dark theme maintains the same ratios with light text on dark backgrounds. The yellow and blue themes are designed as lower-contrast alternatives for readers who find high contrast painful — these themes prioritise comfort over strict WCAG AA ratios.
Keyboard and screen reader support
All navigation is keyboard accessible. The site uses semantic HTML5 landmarks (header, main, nav, footer) and ARIA labels throughout. Images that carry no information use aria-hidden="true" and empty alt text. All functional images have descriptive alt text.
Focus indicators are visible on all interactive elements. The mobile navigation toggle correctly announces its expanded/collapsed state via aria-expanded.
Known limitations
The text-to-speech feature on article pages uses the Web Speech API. Browser support varies — Chrome and Edge give the best results. Firefox support is limited. Safari on iOS works but with a different voice set. If the feature does not work in your browser, we recommend the free Read&Write browser extension as an alternative.
OpenDyslexic is loaded from a self-hosted font file. If the font fails to load (for example, due to a slow connection), the browser falls back to Atkinson Hyperlegible.
WCAG 2.1 compliance
We aim for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across the site. We are a small publication, not a large organisation with a dedicated accessibility team. If you find something that does not work for you, we want to know.
Feedback and contact
If you encounter an accessibility barrier on this site — a page that is hard to read, a feature that does not work with your assistive technology, or anything else — please email us. We treat accessibility reports as high priority.
Contact: hello@dyslexia.vision
We aim to respond within 5 working days.