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VSS 2025, Readability Panelists: Moderator: Benjamin Wolfe (University of Toronto Mississauga) Sofie Beier (Royal Danish Academy) Saeideh Ghahghaei Nezamabadi (Meta Reality Labs) Yingzi Xiong (Johns Hopkins University) Denis Pelli (New York University)

Highlights | Readability Workshop at VSS

Readability Highlights Vision Sciences Society (VSS) 2025 Guest Author: Nilsu Atilgan, PhD, Lead Scientist, The Readability Consortium     At the annual conference of the Vision Sciences Society in May, 1700 vision scientists gathered to discover exciting new science and make valuable connections. Digital readability drew significant attention at the 2025 VSS conference, reflecting a…

IEEE ICICLE 2024 Conference Proceedings Published, Engineering For Better Reading Performance Improves Educational Outcomes: Applied Learning Engineering Practices

Engineering for Better Reading | Applied Learning Engineering

Conference Proceedings Published Engineering for Better Reading Performance Improves Educational Outcomes: Applied Learning Engineering Practices Kathy Crowley, Susanne Nobles, Rick Treitman, & Marjorie Jordan   At the 2024 IEEE ICICLE Learning Engineering Conference, a powerful idea took center stage: what if simply changing the appearance of text could dramatically improve how students read and learn? Kathy Crowley (Readability Matters),…

The Readability Consortium Research Associates

Expanding Expertise in Readability: New TRC Research Associates

Leading experts join TRC to advance reading effectiveness and outcomes   The Readability Consortium (TRC) continues to grow with the recent addition of six new Research Associates, bringing the total to 18 distinguished experts. Representing diverse fields—including education, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, linguistics, technology, and typography—these associates bring a rich array of perspectives to advance…

Readability Features Sandbox - Now with New Content for All Ages

Discover the New Readability Sandboxes

Readability Demo Sandbox Updated for use by School Students   Software developers often create a test environment, called a sandbox, with elements for the intended users to try before the code is built, tested, and deployed. Our Readability Sandboxes provide a unique opportunity for readers to explore and personalize text format features—such as font, character…

Get Involved! Better Reading Matters!

Get Involved! #BetterReadability

Get Involved! #BetterReadability Join Readability Matters in Bringing #BetterReadability to Readers Everywhere   Personalized text formats unlock potential by enhancing comprehension, increasing reading speed, and boosting engagement for readers in education, business, and life. Investing in better readability is an investment in improved learning, greater productivity, and overall success. Whether you’re a tech innovator, educator,…

VSS 2024 Proceedings - Readability Research Published

VSS 2024: Readability Research Posters Published

New Research Published from Across the Readability Community   The proceedings of the 2024 Vision Sciences Society (VSS) conference include four posters presented by members of the cross-disciplinary readability research community. Their groundbreaking work examines how different typefaces and typographic features influence reading performance. These presentations add to the growing evidence that typography plays a…