Information seeking and access are essential for users in all walks of life, from addressing
personal needs such as finding flights to locating information needed to complete work …

Although Sweden is one of the most digitalized countries and the Swedish population's use
of the internet is among the most studied in the world, little is known about how Swedes with …

We present a user study for two different automatic strategies that simplify text content for
people with dyslexia. The strategies considered are the standard one (replacing a complex …

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have great potential to provide learning
opportunities for people around the world. However, to reach their full potential, MOOCs …

The presentation of a text has a significant effect on the reading speed of people with
dyslexia. This paper presents a set of recommendations to customize texts on a computer …

Dyslexia (reading disorder) is one of the most common learning disabilities, affecting about
20% of Iranian children. The current treatments are expensive and should be performed with …

Early diagnosis of dyslexia, known as word-blindness, could affect the academic, social, and
emotional well-being of individuals. Traditional dyslexia diagnostic approaches are based …

Dyslexic users often do not exhibit spelling and reading skills at a level required to perform
effective search. To explore whether autocomplete functions reduce the impact of dyslexia …

Effortless reading remains an issue for many Web users, despite a large number of
readability guidelines available to designers. This paper presents a study of manual and …

As many as 20% of English speakers have dyslexia, a language disability that impacts
reading and spelling. Web search is an important modern literacy skill, yet the accessibility …