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What does low literacy mean in practice?

Caroline Jarrett 22 December 2021 20 February 2021
What does low literacy mean in practice?

Hi! You’re reading this, correct? What about someone who has low literacy? What does that actually mean for them? Low literacy means ‘not good at reading’ There’s a lot of low literacy about. One major investigation in the UK discoveredContinue reading… What does low literacy mean in practice?

Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead

Caroline Jarrett 20 November 2024 29 July 2019
Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead

I had the honour of working with Ginny Redish on this article on readability formulas. Ginny is a leading authority on writing, accessibility, and content design and usability. I’ve lost count of the number of copies of her excellent book,Continue reading… Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead

Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference

Caroline Jarrett 16 March 2020 30 May 2014
Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference

How do we make our services available to everyone who needs to use them? A group of us at the Service Design in Government 2014 conference came together in a Goldfish Bowl group to talk about our personal and design challenges.Continue reading… Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference

Reading with Glaucoma

Jane Matthews 15 February 2021 29 November 2008
Reading with Glaucoma

This article, by Cathy, was originally part of a collection of personal stories published on the Design to Read website.  I suffer from glaucoma (Primary, Open-Angle Glaucoma) and have first-hand experience of visual field defects. Most damage has occurred inContinue reading… Reading with Glaucoma

Liverpool 2008 Design to read – workshop proposal

Caroline Jarrett 16 November 2022 28 October 2008
Liverpool 2008 Design to read – workshop proposal

This workshop proposal, co-authored with Kate Grant, William Wong, Nisha Kodagoda and Kathryn Summers, was submitted to the British HCI Group conference in Liverpool, 2008. We were accepted and went on to hold the workshop at the conference.  This versionContinue reading… Liverpool 2008 Design to read – workshop proposal

Design to read framework: audiences and advice

Jane Matthews 4 December 2019 17 September 2008
Design to read framework: audiences and advice

At the workshop in Liverpool in September 2008, we learned about: some of the reasons why people may find reading difficult some of the guidelines and design approaches we use: our advice Our audiences: reasons why people may find reading difficult In theContinue reading… Design to read framework: audiences and advice

Liverpool 2008 Design to Read workshop report

Jane Matthews 16 November 2022 2 September 2008
Liverpool 2008 Design to Read workshop report

The first Design to Read workshop was held at the British HCI Group conference “HCI2008 Culture, Creativity, Interaction” in Liverpool, UK, on 2nd September 2008. Read the workshop proposal. Why people struggle to read The content of the workshop reflectedContinue reading… Liverpool 2008 Design to Read workshop report

Problems and joys of reading research papers

Jane Matthews 23 March 2020 23 November 2007
Problems and joys of reading research papers

Most of us are familiar with what it is to read a research paper and, at times, to struggle with it. Writing an editorial for the Journal of Usability Studies, I took my own experience as a user and readerContinue reading… Problems and joys of reading research papers

Matters of life and death: an investigation of “living wills” and other advance directives

Caroline Jarrett 5 June 2024 12 August 2005
Matters of life and death: an investigation of “living wills” and other advance directives

Earlier this year, we learned of the bitter legal battles over Terri Schiavo. Her husband and her parents disagreed on whether to continue to give her treatment after she collapsed into a coma seven years ago. Like Terri, I haveContinue reading… Matters of life and death: an investigation of “living wills” and other advance directives

“Easy Read” and writing for people with learning disabilities

Caroline Jarrett 23 March 2020 2 April 2005
“Easy Read” and writing for people with learning disabilities

For a long while now, I’ve been worrying about how to design forms for people with learning disabilities. It’s not been a pressing problem because frankly, a lot of the forms that I work with don’t even work for peopleContinue reading… “Easy Read” and writing for people with learning disabilities

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