Re: The old Sans vs Serif chestnut

Matt Carey wrote:
> However their 'report' is being waved at us as a blanket refusal to consider serif in this case!
> 
> I would quite like to wave something back at them :)

It's a problem. But not one with a ready solution. There is exactly zero 
research evidence of any systematic advantage to serif or sans type in 
the circumstances you describe, but they have some evidence of, as you 
report it, *preference* by some (presumably) visually challenged users 
of some unspecified kind.

They say 'the preferred font for accessibility in the disability sector 
is sans serif'. And it's true, from my own experience.

This point was also raised a while ago on this list by Katie Grant (May 
2009) - again with no happy outcome - Katie, did you persuade them to be 
sensible?

best

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