Follow these simple steps to use a dyslexia friendly font for your Canvas courses.
Canvas now offers a dyslexia-friendly font setting accessible within user accounts, allowing students to customise their reading experience. To enable it, navigate to your account settings and toggle the use a dyslexia friendly font option, have a look at the step-by-step guide.
Read more about the font here: opendyslexic.org
Step-by-step Guide
- Go to your Account settings: Click on your profile picture or name to access your account settings.
- Locate the toggle: Find the “use a dyslexia friendly font” option, which is usually a toggle button.
- Activate the font: Click the toggle to switch it on.
- Reload the page: Refresh the page to see the font change take effect for your view.
Hints and Tips
- Designed to make letters easier to tell apart, reducing reading mistakes for people with dyslexia
- Helps improve reading speed and understanding by reducing visual stress
- Supports inclusive learning by making text more accessible for a wider range of learners