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Are you referring to fully justified text?

If so, I would warn you against using it. Justified text on screens reduces the ability of all people, but especially dyslexics and people using screens readers, to read and understand copy. 

There is a wealth of research to support this.

https://accessible-digital-documents.com/blog/justified-text/

http://mediaaccess.org.au/accessibledocumentservice/2015/08/text-justification-is-a-key-accessibility-issue-in-documents/

https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G169.html

 

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On 10/31/2019 at 5:06 AM, colin.irwin said:

Are you referring to fully justified text?

If so, I would warn you against using it. Justified text on screens reduces the ability of all people, but especially dyslexics and people using screens readers, to read and understand copy. 

There is a wealth of research to support this.

https://accessible-digital-documents.com/blog/justified-text/

http://mediaaccess.org.au/accessibledocumentservice/2015/08/text-justification-is-a-key-accessibility-issue-in-documents/

https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G169.html

 

Thanks!!! I'll check them

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