April 13th, 2008
FS Mencap was designed for and in consultation with a group of people who have a learning disability. Mencap has teamed up with leading font designer, Jason Smith, to create a font which is easier to read but still stylish to look at. Via Typophile. Edit: James Windsor also informs us of a font designed for dyslexics, Read Regular, by Dutch designer Natascha Frensch.
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james windsor Says:
Contrary to what is stated, FS Mencap is not the first font for people with learning disabilities. In 2003 Natascha Frensch developed a typeface called “Read” whilst at the RCA designed specifically for people with dyslexia