[ARCHIVED] Dyslexia Font

[linneart]

Is there an option for uploading a new font to Canvas? I have a student with Dyslexia who would benefit by having the OpenDyslexic font on our lesson pages and the class homepage. The font is free and available in many formats on https://opendyslexic.org/  Is it possible to add this font myself or would it need to be done by someone else?

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[Chris_Hofer]

Hello  @linneart  Welcome to the Canvas Community.  Thank you for posting your question.  I'm not 100% certain on this answer, and I may be wrong on this...but I don't believe this is an option in Canvas.  As I was thinking about this...would it be possible for the student to install the font locally on his/her computer?  Then, in the browser settings, the student could choose the default font to use when viewing websites.  For example, here are a couple resources for Chrome and Firefox:

• My Computer My Way: Google Chrome for Windows - Changing fonts
• Change the fonts and colors websites use | Firefox Help

I hope this information will be of help to you, Linnea.  Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

[tdw · Accepted solution]

Hello  @linneart ‌,

A custom font can be enabled by an admin by using custom JavaScript or CSS in the Theme Editor. Please note that Instructure doesn't provide support for these types of customizations.

Also, there's no scientific evidence that OpenDyslexic actually improves readability for users with Dyslexia.* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629233/ 

OpenDyslexic was compared to Arial and Times New Roman in three reading tasks: (a) letter naming, (b) word reading, and (c) nonsense word reading. Data were analyzed through visual analysis and improvement rate difference, a nonparametric measure of nonoverlap for comparing treatments. Results from this alternating treatment experiment show no improvement in reading rate or accuracy for individual students with dyslexia, as well as the group as a whole.

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*I am not a research scientist

[linneart]

Thank you for your reply. I'm not a research scientist either! You went

further than I did. We are exploring other options.

Linnea