Brightspace Support

What support does Perusall offer students with dyslexia?

Most textbooks available through Perusall are available to be read in the OpenDyslexic font. This font specifically aims to support readers with dyslexia.

To turn on OpenDyslexic font, do the following.

Click Edit Profile in the upper right corner of the screen. You may have to click your name, initials, or profile photo first.
Check Use Open Dyslexic Font for reading when possible. Then click OK.

To learn more about the OpenDyslexic font, please visit https://opendyslexic.org/.

Updated Brightspace Support Availability

The EdTech team has transitioned support models. From 5 PM – 11 PM on weekdays, users should anticipate receiving support for urgent requests only. Urgent requests may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Requests related to submissions due before 9 AM the following business day
• Requests regarding courses held before 9 AM the following business day
• Major outages

All other emails received between 5 PM and 11 PM will be addressed when our team returns to normal support at 7 AM the following business day. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions at brightspace@vanderbilt.edu.