Reading is a complicated task. It requires active memory, sustained attention, and a complex understanding of language.
Cognitive disabilities can make reading even more complicated. Permanent conditions, like dyslexia, situational conditions, like learning an additional language, and temporary conditions, like reading in a noisy room, affect a reader’s comprehension.
Conditions like these can affect our readers’ understanding by interfering with their attention, memory, or linguistic comprehension. Three practical things we can do to help are:
- Choose our language intentionally.
- Structure our content well.
- Use media thoughtfully.
10. - http://webaim.org/articles/cognitive/
“ In loose terms, a person with a
cognitive disability has greater
difculty with one or more types of
mental tasks than the average
person. ”
28. Easier words and grammar
• Short sentences
• Simple words
• Avoid adverbs
• Active voice
29. The tea will be poured by Stephanie.
→ Stephanie will pour the tea.
We were invited by Merry to attend
her tea party.
→ Merry invited us to her tea party.
30. Easier words and grammar
• Short sentences
• Simple words
• Avoid adverbs
• Active voice
• 8th grade reading level
32. - Jakob Nielsen, being a bad example
“Avoid convoluted sentence
structures, especially compound
sentences with many subordinate
clauses and conjunctions that put a
strain on users’ short-term memory,
which is a notoriously weak point.”
33.
34. - What Jakob Nielsen meant
“Use short and simple sentences.
Sentences with more than one idea
strain users’ short-term memories.”
56. YOU CAN’T GET A CUP OF TEA BIG
ENOUGH OR A BOOK LONG ENOUGH
TO SUIT ME.
You can’t get a cup of tea big enough
or a book long enough to suit me.
- C. S. Lewis
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58. Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring
hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia
sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to Asia. After
water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world.
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by
pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the
Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to Asia.
After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the…
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59. Easier to see
• Use sentence case
• Increase line-heights (1.5 / 150%)
• Increase margins
60. Easier to see
• Use sentence case
• Increase line-heights (1.5 / 150%)
• Increase margins
• Restrict line-length (50-75 chars)
66. B L AC K T E A S : A S S A M ,
DA R J E E L I N G, A N D
C E Y LO N. R E A D MO R E .
GREEN TEAS: DRAGON’S
W E L L , M AT C H A , A N D
SENCHA. READ MORE.
H E R B A L T E A S :
CHAMOMILE, ROOIBOS,
AND PEPPERMINT. READ
MORE.
67. BLACK TEAS: ASSAM,
D A R J E E L I N G , A N D
CEYLON. READ MORE.
GREEN TEAS: DRAGON’S
WELL, MATCHA, AND
SENCHA. READ MORE.
H E R B A L T E A S :
CHAMOMILE, ROOIBOS,
AND PEPPERMINT. READ
MORE.
68. BLACK TEAS: ASSAM,
D A R J E E L I N G , A N D
CEYLON. READ MORE.
GREEN TEAS: DRAGON’S
WELL, MATCHA, AND
SENCHA. READ MORE.
H E R B A L T E A S :
CHAMOMILE, ROOIBOS,
AND PEPPERMINT. READ
MORE.
69. BLACK TEAS: ASSAM,
DARJEELING, AND
CEYLON. READ MORE.
GREEN TEAS: DRAGON’S
WELL, MATCHA, AND
SENCHA. READ MORE.
HERBAL TEAS:
CHAMOMILE, ROOIBOS,
AND PEPPERMINT. READ
MORE.
70. Black teas: Assam,
Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas:
Dragon’s Well, Matcha, and
Sencha. Read more. Herbal
teas: Chamomile, Rooibos,
and Peppermint. read
more.
71. Black teas: Assam,
Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas:
Dragon’s Well, Matcha, and
Sencha. Read more. Herbal
teas: Chamomile, Rooibos,
and Peppermint. Read
more.
72. Black teas: Assam,
Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas:
Dragon’s Well, Matcha, and
Sencha. Read more. Herbal
teas: Chamomile, Rooibos,
and Peppermint. Read
more.
73. Black teas: Assam,
Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas:
Dragon’s Well, Matcha,
and Sencha. Read more.
Herbal teas: Chamomile,
Rooibos, and
Peppermint. Read more.
74. Black teas: Assam,
Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas:
Dragon’s Well, Matcha,
and Sencha. Read more.
Herbal teas: Chamomile,
Rooibos, and
Peppermint. Read more.
75. B L AC K T E A S : A S S A M ,
DA R J E E L I N G, A N D
C E Y LO N. R E A D MO R E .
GREEN TEAS: DRAGON’S
W E L L , M AT C H A , A N D
SENCHA. READ MORE.
H E R B A L T E A S :
CHAMOMILE, ROOIBOS,
AND PEPPERMINT. READ
MORE.
76. Black teas: Assam,
Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas:
Dragon’s Well, Matcha,
and Sencha. Read more.
Herbal teas: Chamomile,
Rooibos, and
Peppermint. Read more.
78. Easier structure
• Use headings and lists
• Make small pieces of content
• Put most important information frst
79. Black teas: Assam, Darjeeling, and Ceylon.
Read more. Green teas: Dragon’s Well,
Matcha, and Sencha. Read more. Herbal teas:
Chamomile, Rooibos, and Peppermint. Read
more.
80. Black teas
Assam, Darjeeling, and Ceylon. Read more.
Green teas
Dragon’s Well, Matcha, and Sencha. Read more.
Herbal teas
Chamomile, Rooibos, and Peppermint. Read
more.
81. Black teas
• Assam
• Ceylon
• Darjeeling
Read more
Green teas
• Dragon’s Well
• Matcha
84. Tea Culture
Many cafés serve a “cream
tea”, of scones, clotted
cream, and jam alongside
a pot of tea. Tea is
consumed both at home
and outside the home,
often in cafés or tea rooms.
Afternoon tea with cakes on fne porcelain is a cultural
stereotype. In some parts of Britain, 'tea' may also refer to the
evening meal.
85. Many cafés serve a “cream tea”, of
scones, clotted cream, and jam alongside
a pot of tea.
Tea Culture
In the United Kingdom,
tea is consumed daily and
often by a majority of
people, and indeed is
perceived as one of
Britain's cultural beverages.
It is customary for a host to
offer tea to guests soon
after their arrival. Tea is
consumed both at home
86. Tea Culture
In the United Kingdom,
tea is consumed daily and
often by a majority of
people, and indeed is
perceived as one of
Britain's cultural beverages.
It is customary for a host to
offer tea to guests soon after their arrival. Tea is consumed both
at home and outside the home, often in cafés or tea rooms.
Afternoon tea with cakes on fne porcelain is a cultural
118. Forms
• Left align labels, felds, and buttons
• No reset / clear button
119. Forms
• Break big tasks into smaller steps
• Let users go away and come back
• Give them lots of time
• Make the purpose of the form clear
on each page