{"id":1634,"date":"2021-03-03T09:56:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/information-systems\/2021\/03\/03\/acrobat-skill-builder-increasing-readability-for-all\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:56:48","slug":"acrobat-skill-builder-increasing-readability-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/2021\/03\/03\/acrobat-skill-builder-increasing-readability-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Acrobat Skill Builder \u2013 Increasing Readability for All"},"content":{"rendered":"

An opportunity you would not like to miss! Adobe is offering a 1-hour course on Increasing Readability for All.<\/p>\n

Event Information<\/h3>\n

Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, March 04, 2021<\/p>\n

Time:<\/strong>\u00a009:00 AM Pacific Standard Time<\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong>\u00a01 hour<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Did you know that only 1\/3 of American students read proficiently and\u00a054% of American adults read below the 6th-grade level? And around the world, reading is even less evenly distributed.<\/p>\n

Research shows that reading perception varies by individual and that just as one person\u2019s eyeglasses wouldn\u2019t necessarily work for another person, one text format doesn\u2019t work for everyone. When readers have the option to use a custom reading format, their reading improves, helping\u00a0poor readers and good readers alike.<\/p>\n

Rick Treitman, Entrepreneur in Residence at Adobe will talk about how Adobe is advancing\u00a0the goal of improving reading for everyone. He’ll cover:<\/p>\n