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Content insights, curated by the
Fresh Egg content team

Issue 1 - 22 April 2021

This month, we’re sharing a few things on the theme of being inclusive and accessible in your content. We’re looking at:

• How to write better website content for people with dyslexia
• What makes a good, accessible, easy to read font?
• Why PDFs are still unfit for human consumption

Stay safe and happy reading. 👀 

How to write better website content for people with dyslexia.

Around 6.3 million people in the UK have dyslexia.

This article gives some great tips to help you improve your content for these users. Most importantly, it highlights that making these changes improves the experience for everyone.

The article is on Scope’s excellent The Big Hack website, which has lots of useful resources to help with accessibility.

How to write better website content for people with dyslexia

What makes a good, accessible, easy to read font?

This article breaks down what makes a good web font.

‘Good’ fonts are the source of much debate, so what this article does well is focus on available evidence. It includes plenty of context and balances discussing the subject with clear advice.

What makes a good, accessible, easy to read font? 

Why PDFs are still unfit for human consumption

Another controversial topic. PDFs are still everywhere online, but research continues to show that people struggle to use them.

The article covers:

• Why PDFs are rubbish for web users
• What users think of PDFs now
• Using gateway pages as an alternative, like we do for our website resources
  

Why PDFs are still unfit for human consumption

Other useful accessibility resources...

• Alt text decision tree
• The business case for accessibility
• Gov.UK inclusive language guidance

Thanks for reading and remember to let us know what you think 😊