When she is not knee-deep micro-philosophising, Angeline enjoys travelling, looking out for the latest tech, visiting museums and galleries, watching documentaries, reading biographies and people watching. She also enjoys intellectual and philosophical discussions to understand and learn from different perspectives. Once a while, she indulges in binge-watching drama series (alone; so that no one will ask questions). But her real super ability is sleeping for a long, long time without waking. Her record? 20 hours!

Angeline has a Master of Education (Human Development & Psychology) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies from Harvard University.

3 Strategies For More Inclusive Content

3 Strategies For More Inclusive Content

Angeline Tong
Content Curation

Last Saturday, I attended a workshop on dyslexia.

People who are dyslexic have difficulty recognising words accurately and fluently. They are also weaker in spelling and decoding. However, dyslexia is not due to mental retardation, brain damage or a lack of intelligence. In fact, many well-accomplished people, such as the late Lee Kuan Yew, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise, to name just a few, have acknowledged their dyslexia. They learnt strategies to cope with their unique challenges, and, as we all know, became successful in their fields.

The workshop has, to some extent, challenged me to make my work even more inclusive. As an educator and curator, I develop and write content. Graphic designers usually decide how such content is presented visually. However, whenever possible or necessary, I am involved in the design. This is because I want to be sure that the text layouts, typefaces, font sizes and colours are used in ways that maximise my audience’s comprehension of the content.

Here are 3 strategies from the workshop speakers that I will be putting into good use:

  • Dyslexics find reading black text on white backgrounds strenuous. A cream background works better for them.

  • The new font known as Dyslexie is much friendlier to dyslexics.

  • Visual representations help dyslexics comprehend information.

These strategies help dyslexics access to information more easily, but they can certainly benefit non-dyslexic readers too. Looking back, I think people enjoyed the infographics that I produced more than my written text.

As educators and content curators, we always aim to make our content more accessible, to be enjoyed by as many people as possible. If small changes like the above can benefit more people, then why not?

Unfortunately my blog platform doesn't support the Dyslexie font. Visit Dyslexie to download. For more information on dyslexia, visit the Dyslexia Association of Singapore.

Angeline Tong is an architect of narratives and Chief Curator at HOL, an experience strategy and curation consultancy. Angeline has a Master of Education (Human Development & Psychology) from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies from Harvard University. She currently resides in Singapore.

To contact Angeline, email atong@hol.sg

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