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Readability Research
As “tech people” committed to data-driven decisions, Readability Matters invites researchers–spanning cognitive science, visual science, human-computer interaction, education, and typography, from industry and academia–to participate in further study, shifting the focus from what is best for the population to what is best for the individual.
Readability Matters calls for further study of Readability Features to support implementation recommendations for personalized reading. Research must support all communities of readers, young and old, proficient and struggling, good and poor vision. Further, the research must be designed to include iOS, Android, and web platforms.
The Readability Consortium
Founding members Adobe, Google, University of Central Florida, and Readability Matters established a readability research consortium to explore ways to enable better reading and shift reading outcomes by personalizing text format for the individual. See the announcement here. Visit the TRC website here.
The Readability Press Register for the newsletter of The Readability Consortium, here. See past issues here.
Research Sync Are you interested in Readability research? A cross-disciplinary team of researchers meets monthly. Contact TRC Director Dr. Ben D. Sawyer, for more information.
Readability Research: An Interdisciplinary Approach 28 interdisciplinary experts collaborated to publish best practices and methodologies in readability research. Learn more here.