ChromeLens
Visual impairment simulation and auditing tools to develop for accessibility.
What is ChromeLens?
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Summary
ChromeLens is a Google Chrome extension that provides a suite of tools to help with web accessibility development.
Lens (Vision Simulator) Interact with a website as a completely/partially blind or a colorblind person.
Accessibility Audit Run a website through an series of accessibility rules and easily discover elements in your website that do not comply with them.
Tab-tracker Key website features should be navigable solely via the keyboard (tab button), while not making the user jump through hoops to get to a feature. With the tab-tracker, you can visually track the flow of navigation through a website.
Open sourced at https://github.com/chromelens/chromelens Built during greylockhackfest 2016
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Pros
- Useful for testing accessibility and color blindness
- Easy to use once activated
- Covers a greater range of visual disabilities
Cons
- Difficult to activate and use initially
- Does not meet all accessibility standards
- Some reporting may be inaccurate
Most mentioned
- Difficult to activate and use at first
- Useful for testing accessibility
- Covers a greater range of visual disabilities
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Safety
Risk impact
ChromeLens may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
ChromeLens has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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