For the millions of people around the world who live with the learning disability known as dyslexia, connecting to God’s Word can be tough and quite often discouraging, but a special feature provided by YouVersion is changing all that.
Chris Vaughn is a YouVersion team member who has struggled with reading because of his dyslexia. After using an OpenDyslexic font in other apps and experiencing improvement, Vaughn wanted to make it available in the YouVersion Bible App.
“I’ve always struggled with reading comprehension,” said Vaughn. “It has been a source of shame, but having YouVersion care about my needs has helped me feel seen and supported.”
The YouVersion Bible App first added the OpenDyslexic font in 2020. It features larger words and line spacing and its uniquely weighted letters help people differentiate between words and sentences more easily.
Vaughn hopes the font will give others the ability to focus on the power of God’s Word instead of expending so much energy just to read what it says.
“Instead of listening for the Holy Spirit, their brains are busy trying to decode the words on the page,” said YouVersion in a press statement.
Since its launch, the mobile Bible app has received
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