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What Reading Looks Like with Dyslexia: Victor Widell's Viral Simulation

What Reading Looks Like with Dyslexia: Victor Widell s Viral Simulation

It's challenging for those without dyslexia to grasp the reading struggle. This powerful simulation builds empathy by mimicking the experience.

Software developer Victor Widell created it based on a friend's account: letters that constantly shift, words that morph just as you think you've read them.

Dyslexia varies widely among individuals, and no single image captures the full cognitive process. Yet, many with dyslexia agree this comes remarkably close—it even went viral.

View the animated text on Victor's website.

What Reading Looks Like with Dyslexia: Victor Widell s Viral Simulation

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