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BumRushDaShow

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9. "Poole's conclusion: "it makes much more sense to argue in favour of serif or sans serif typefaces on aesthetic grounds"

Reply to ultralite001 (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 08:59 PM

Dec 2025

The issue that he misses is sans serif is supposedly easier to process by those with vision disabilities. Similar has been noted about use of certain colors on webpages with text content.

Am guessing that this will all be dissolved soon - Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Standards

(I had to have annual training on the ADA and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act when I worked for the feds but "laws" are irrelevant nowadays)

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Trump administration reverses font change meant to aid readers with disabilities [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 OP

As One Interested in Fonts and Such, This is Quite Interesting! But The Roux Comes First Dec 2025 #1

Yippers, it fits right in with rump... slightlv Dec 2025 #2

Personally, I prefer Palatino PJMcK Dec 2025 #3

I'm sure many MAGA voters have bad vision IronLionZion Dec 2025 #4

Serif (Times New Roman) versus ultralite001 Dec 2025 #5

"Poole's conclusion: "it makes much more sense to argue in favour of serif or sans serif typefaces on aesthetic grounds" BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 #9

Poole's conclusions were formulated for lawyers... ultralite001 Dec 2025 #12

All of this is why there were regs and guidance documents put in place for the federal government BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 #13

100% ultralite001 Dec 2025 #14

Any font will do.... 70sEraVet Dec 2025 #6

"Calibri is considered more accessible for people with reading difficulties" Prairie Gates Dec 2025 #7

Can we make Calibri the default here...? regnaD kciN Dec 2025 #8

I think many browsers (and even operating systems) let you change the font types BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 #11

That's just fucking petty. May he never experience a single moment of real happiness. MLWR Dec 2025 #10

TRUMP LIKES TO SEE TRUMP IN TIMES NEW ROMAN. + if he gets to punch down. WEEEEEEE. pansypoo53219 Dec 2025 #15

Kinda surprised the King of Cheap Kitsch doesn't insist on gold ink only Attilatheblond Dec 2025 #16

What a bunch of petty, mean spirited assholes. groundloop Dec 2025 #17

Just another attempt to distract us from the Epstein files. Talitha Dec 2025 #18