What type of font would be more accessible for people with limited vision and who rely on screen readers?
A) Sans serif
B) Serif
C) Decorative text
D) Text with extra flourishes on the tips of the letters

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Font type, size, style, and color are the major categories of type design that you must select to design a legible document.
● Type: The two major categories of type design (or fonts) are serif and sans serif (i.e., with or without serifs, the extra flourishes on the tips of the individual letters). Special fonts that imitate handwriting or that incorporate highly decorative flourishes are appropriate for social invitations, posters, and flyers: however, these exotic type designs could prove difficult for screen readers to decipher and could leave your document inaccessible to individuals with limited vision.
● Style: Type style (regular, bold, italic) also influences legibility. Regular type is easiest to read (for both human beings and screen readers) and must be your default choice. Bold type is usually reserved for headings and isolated words or phrases that merit emphasis. Italic type is challenging to decipher, especially in long passages: reserve it for foreign words and phrases or book and film titles.
● Color / Contrast: Black text on a white background (or dark text on a light background) offers the easiest reading and is the standard for page and screen. Other colors for text or background could easily prove distracting or disorienting. If you can't justify a variation-or if a variation is only decorative-avoid it: you will never go wrong using the colors that readers expect to find.
● The key issue is to make sure that the specific type you choose is accessible to your audience in the size, color, style, and design that will display on the page or screen that you are composing.

What Type of Font Would Be More Accessible for People