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Web code hints at what it's like to read with dyslexia
People with dyslexia can tell you about their frustrations with reading, but it's hard to really understand their condition without witnessing it first-hand. Well, you now have a quick and easy way to empathize with their situation: a developer has posted a web-based approximation of dyslexic reading (based on a friend's description) that uses little more than JavaScript to generate the effect. Letters constantly jump around, forcing you to concentrate on each word to make sense of what you're reading -- you can't just skim over it like you would otherwise. The source code is readily available, so you can implement it yourself if you want to see how the effect applies on other websites or within apps.
