Lexia

This extension converts a page's font to one that is dyslexia-friendly.
What is Lexia?
Lexia is a Chrome extension that converts a webpage's font to one that is dyslexia-friendly. It aims to improve readability for people with dyslexia by offering the option to change the font to Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, CMU or Courier.

Extension stats

Users: 97 ▼ -23
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2020-07-20)
Creation date: 2020-07-19
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 16.18K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Dyslexia is a disorder that affects one's ability to read. An estimated 10% of people have this disability.

A study (http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts_for_dyslexia_study.pdf) has found that some fonts significantly aid readability for people with dyslexia. The researchers cited Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, CMU and Courier as the best fonts to improve readability.

Aside from Arial, these fonts are rarely used in website designs. To address this, lexia offers users the possibility to change the font of a webpage to one of the aforementioned fonts. As a Chrome extension, it is non-intrusive, and it helps improving users' experience browsing the web.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Lexia requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Lexia has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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