New Web toolbar aids dyslexia sufferers

The Textic Toolbar is an invention from British entrepreneur Kevin Thomson, a dyslexic himself.

The system has been awarded the British Dyslexia Association ‘Dyslexia Friendly’ Quality Mark, and lets users change the appearance of a website to suit their needs and preferences with seven ‘Unique to You - Comfort Levels’.

People can use the Textic toolbar to alter a website’s background colour, text colour, text size, font style and colour, as well as directly access a thesaurus, dictionary and unique messaging ‘keypad’ designed specifically for dyslexia sufferers.

Commenting on the benefits of the toolbar, Kevin Thomson, founder of Textic, said: “It changes the web for the better for the millions of people who suffer from reasonably mild problems such as visual stress through to those with more acute problems, such as dyslexia,”

To improve awareness about dyslexia during Dyslexia Awareness Week (7 – 13 November), Textic is offering every person in the UK the chance to download the Textic ‘Reading and Writing Web Version’ Toolbar for a free months trial.

The company has also created a Textic solution for Microsoft Word and email.  Also available to readers, at a special introductory price, is the full adult Textic Reading and Writing Toolbar, or ‘Dxtr the Txtr’ young dyslexic’s version with free spelling guide.

Textic also provides Web publishers with the opportunity to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. Instead of making changes to their existing websites, publishers can download and install Textic software to create an inclusive version of their website.

The Textic Toolbar Reading and Writing package has an introductory RRP of £24.99. Textic Reading and Writing Toolbar for Word and email is available at an introductory RRP of £24.99

‘Dxtr the Txtr’ – the young dyslexics version with free spelling guide – is available at an RRP of £49.99.