Large print

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Under large print is understood read outputs in large, legible characters (mostly in Tertia ). The font size is usually between 15 and 19 points. Since severely visually impaired people are often sensitive to glare, printing is usually done on slightly yellowish paper .

Books that are published in large print are primarily intended for people who tire of reading small fonts . Classically, they serve the elderly or severely visually impaired people.

Large print does not have to be in sans serif font . The indication “easily readable writing” is also unclear in the case of a visual impairment. Investigations have shown that the view that visually impaired people need sans serif fonts and that this must be shown in large print is not correct. Each visual impairment is different in its occurrence and extent for each person affected. Visual impairments such as those caused by glaucoma , cataracts , macular degeneration , etc. a. cause different perceptions. Thus there is not the font in a font size for any kind of visual impairment. The basis, on the other hand, is that writing is clearly recognizable, which must be checked individually in the event of a proven visual impairment.

With presbyopia , the most common type of impaired vision in older people, can a large print be helpful. Publishers that produce large print use serif and sans serif fonts. The German-language publishers who publish large print books include Droemer , DTV , Heyne , Rowohlt , Suhrkamp and Ueberreuter .

Readers who are sensitive to glare help a typeface that does not fade (such as black text on a white background). Reading on a computer monitor can therefore cause great problems for readers who are sensitive to glare due to the background lighting.

literature

  • Franz-Josef Beck: Reading for visually impaired pupils - diagnosis and support. Tectum-Verlag 2014

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