# Accessibility Assistant > AI-powered voice commands and screen reader for visually-impaired users. Summarize pages, read aloud, navigate by voice. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessibility-assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessibility-assistant) ## Overview - **ID:** `accessibility-assistant` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Kreators - **Category:** other - **Weekly downloads:** 1 - **Version:** 4.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-05-04 - **First published:** 2026-04-23 - **Size:** 39 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-14 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/accessibility-assistant/) ## Description Accessibility Assistant is an AI‑powered extension that helps blind and low‑vision users navigate the web with voice commands, text‑to‑speech, and intelligent page analysis. No sight? No problem – you control everything by voice or keyboard. 🎙️ Voice Commands – Works on any page Press Ctrl+Shift+M and speak naturally: “Scroll down / up” – move through content “Read page” – hear the whole article “Summarize” – get a short audio summary of the page “Show links” – list and navigate important links “Zoom in / out” – enlarge text “High contrast” – toggle yellow‑on‑black mode “Describe images” – click any image for AI description “Keyboard navigation” – Tab through elements with spoken feedback …and 20+ more commands (say “Help” to hear them all) 📖 Read Anything Aloud Read selected text from right‑click menu Read the whole page with a live progress bar Click any section to hear it read Adjust speech speed, pitch, volume, and voice 🤖 AI Features (requires free Mistral API key) Summarize – get a spoken overview of any webpage Important Links – AI picks the 5 most useful links Image Descriptions – describe any image in one sentence Page Q&A Chatbot – ask questions about the page and get spoken answers ♿ Accessibility Tools Focus Announcer – speaks each element when you Tab through Reading Ruler – line guide that follows your mouse Simplified Reading Mode – removes clutter High Contrast – yellow text on black background Keyboard Navigation – advanced tab navigation with audible feedback 🔒 Privacy & Data Your Mistral API key is stored only on your device (browser storage) Page content is sent to Mistral AI only when you explicitly use a voice command or AI feature No browsing history or personal data is collected or shared 🚀 Quick Start Install the extension Press Ctrl+Shift+M to activate voice commands Press Ctrl+Shift+R to read the current page aloud Press Ctrl+Shift+S to stop reading Add your free Mistral API key in the popup to unlock AI features ## Rankings - #137,866 — Overall - #162 — visibility - #232 — free access ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `tabs` - `activeTab` - `contextMenus` - `storage` - `` ### Content script matches - `` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** High risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood ### Analysis details - Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern. - This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe. > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing). ## Similar extensions and apps - [AccessHelper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accesshelper) — 1 users - [AI Web Assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ai-web-assistant) — 1 users - [Reader Assist](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reader-assist) — 1 users - [Helperbird: Accessibility & Productivity App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/helperbird) — 1,052 users, 3.77 / 5 - [Article Audio - Read Aloud Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/article-audio-read-text-aloud) — 21 users, 5.00 / 5 - [WebOutLoud - Text to Speech Web Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/weboutloud-text-to-speech) — 51 users, 5.00 / 5 - [Anything Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anything-reader) — 2 users, 5.00 / 5 - [WebNarrator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webnarrator) — 23 users - [Read Aloud: Text to Speech](https://chrome-stats.com/d/read-aloud-text-to-speech) — 44 users, 3.20 / 5 - [Webpage Accessibility Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webpage-accessibility-reader) - [Read Aloud Extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/read-aloud-extension) — 6 users - [Audileo TTS: Read Aloud & Text to Speech](https://chrome-stats.com/d/audileo-tts-text-to-speech) — 1 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessibility-assistant)