To be fair they are correct, there's a "Download TTF" which seems to be at least partially broken (cmd-click works fine, but just clicking it takes you to an error page), but you are right, the files are there in the repo and download fine.
The readme isn't the first place I'd look for a download link either, but it is there
The readme isn't the first place I'd look for a download link either, but it is there