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Why Comic Sans Isn’t the Worst Font Ever

Nothing can undo the invention of Comic Sans, but that may not be a bad thing since it seems to be helping people with dyslexia.

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Sources:
https://sites.oxy.edu/clint/physio/article/DisruptionofPosteriorBrainSystemsforReadinginChildrenwithDevelopmentalDyslexia.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254696696_A_Comparison_of_Popular_Online_Fonts_Which_Size_and_Type_is_Best
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ricardo_Baeza-Yates/publication/239761586_Layout_guidelines_for_web_text_and_a_web_service_to_improve_accessibility_for_dyslexics/links/02e7e53313bbc5c9bc000000/Layout-guidelines-for-web-text-and-a-web-service-to-improve-accessibility-for-dyslexics.pdf?origin=publication_detail
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts_for_dyslexia_study.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004269891300285X
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pavel_Zikl/publication/276859439_The_Possibilities_of_ICT_Use_for_Compensation_of_Difficulties_with_Reading_in_Pupils_with_Dyslexia/links/572f7fe708ae744151904a1d/The-Possibilities-of-ICT-Use-for-Compensation-of-Difficulties-with-Reading-in-Pupils-with-Dyslexia.pdf
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