TY - GEN
T1 - Web Accessibility for Older Readers: Effects of Font Type and Font Size on Skim Reading Webpages in Thai
AU - Kamollimsakul, Sorachai
AU - Petrie, Helen
AU - Power, Christopher Douglas
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Most guidelines for making websites accessible for older people have been developed for the Latin alphabet. Currently, there are no web design guidelines for the Thai language or for Thai older people. Our research investigated the effect of font type and size in Thai on skim reading for Thai younger (21-39 years) and older (59-72 years) adults. There were two levels of font types (Conservative and Modern, which correlate to serif and sans serif types, respectively) and three levels of font sizes (12, 14, 16 point). There was a significant effect of font type on reading time per web page, but not for font size or age group. There was also a significant main effect of font type and font size on reader preferences, but no effect of age group. These findings form the basis of recommendations for evidence-based web design guidelines for the Thai language.
AB - Most guidelines for making websites accessible for older people have been developed for the Latin alphabet. Currently, there are no web design guidelines for the Thai language or for Thai older people. Our research investigated the effect of font type and size in Thai on skim reading for Thai younger (21-39 years) and older (59-72 years) adults. There were two levels of font types (Conservative and Modern, which correlate to serif and sans serif types, respectively) and three levels of font sizes (12, 14, 16 point). There was a significant effect of font type on reading time per web page, but not for font size or age group. There was also a significant main effect of font type and font size on reader preferences, but no effect of age group. These findings form the basis of recommendations for evidence-based web design guidelines for the Thai language.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_52
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_52
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-3-319-08595-1
VL - 8547 LNCS
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 332
EP - 339
BT - Computers Helping People with Special Needs
PB - Springer
T2 - 14th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2014)
Y2 - 7 July 2014 through 8 July 2014
ER -