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The Communicator
  May 1, 2008 

Communicating Tip: User-Friendly Font Size Option

This is the first tip in Communicating Tips for the Professional Aging Network, a new series from IlluminAge, your experts in communicating with older adults and caregivers. These tips will give you insightful information on how to better communicate with the audiences you serve—online and in print! 

You can instantly make your website easier for older users to read by adding an easy-to-use “Change the Font Size” function to your home page. 

Sadie G. Mays screenshot

Decline in eyesight occurs naturally in most people around 50 years of age, which encompasses most of the caregiver and the entire older adult demographic.  Some Internet users do not know how to adjust their text size in their browser options, so by adding the ability to your website, you make your site easier for them to use!

Click on these websites for examples of how variable text size works!

Landmark Baton Rouge Vermont HC Assn


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