2019 #VWEDU: Dislexia: Educators in virtual worlds must deal with it in the viewer. Fonts and text-to-speech can help

Educators in virtual worlds must 
deal with it in the viewer.   
Fonts and text-to-speech can help

Schools in virtual worlds need to start considering reasonable accommodations for students with dyslexia.  There are some options.

Some cant read this

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• Some have dyslexia
• Dyslexia (Wikipedia) 

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language.-- Mayo Clinic

For virtual worlds to offer educational places 

• We need to consider accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Reasonable Accommodations Explained

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How can we help in virtual worlds?

• OpenDyslexic
• Dyslexie Font
• Text-to-speech (TTS)
• What’s the best font for dyslexia?

Help with the browser

• Fonts and Browser Extensions That Help Those with Dyslexia Read the Web

Virtual world status

Scenegate

• These fonts are being evaluated and one may be installed soon.
• TTS is on the Scenegate road-map.

Firestorm

• TBD

Web-based virtual worlds

• If a font is installed as a browser default, it should appear in a web-based viewer.
• Cybalounge adds text-to-speech. Access for visually handicapped
• 3DWebWorlds: TBD

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