Accessibility - A Powerful Web Assistant

Award winning technology to make text easier to read, modify contrast, remove distracting content from websites and more!

What is Accessibility - A Powerful Web Assistant?

'Accessibility - A Powerful Web Assistant' is a Chrome extension designed to improve web browsing for users. From adjusting fonts and modifying colour contrast to removing website animations, this extension ensures a more user-friendly browsing environment. It incorporates text to speech support with over 200 voice settings. Additionally, it provides tools to overlay screens with tints to maintain readability for users with Irlen Syndrome. Experience an accessible, understandable, and customizable digital world with this extension.

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Extension stats

By: https://thinkascend.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.40 (15)

Version: 1.7.6 (Last updated: 2021-07-06)

Creation date: 2020-02-28

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
*://*/*
storage
tts
identity
identity.email

Size: 3.17M

Email: ry*****@ascendapplications.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 14655 ▼ 47

Other rankings

#511 in Accessibility ▲ 1 #37 in assistant keyword 43 ▲ 2 #103 in increase keyword 72 ▼ 5 #152 in animation keyword 12 ▲ 1 #178 in font keyword 59 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Features:

★Font Adjustment

Some websites pick fonts that are too small, not easy to read or just plain ugly! Utilize our font adjustment features to change the font of a site as well as increasing or decreasing the boldness. Use fonts such as Open Dyslexic, Verdana, Times New Roman among others to increase the legibility of the web

★Colour Contrast

For those who have trouble seeing websites with their default colours or if you just want to spice up the look of a website. You change the text, background and link colours using our tools!

★Animation Toggle

Remove the pesky animations that some websites have and declutter your screen. Animations can be toggled on and off to make surfing the web faster and with less confusion.

★Text to Speech

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Free to use with no paywall
Multiple functions that work well for reading
Customizable text highlighting options (colors, sizes, tints)
Useful for individuals with disabilities, dyslexia, and other reading challenges
Fast reading function with hover capability

Cons

Limited text selection capabilities on certain sites
Interface needs improvement and polishing
Inaccurate claims about the number of voice settings available
No pause function while reading, relies on hover
Only works in Chrome, not available as a Firefox extension

Most mentioned

Helps users read and comprehend web content easily
Dyslexia ruler feature is beneficial for focus while reading
Issues with the activation of features
Desire for more shortcuts and customization options
User-friendly setup for research and studying

Recent reviews

I’m disabled, and need help to read. I'll just cut to the chase, I'll be reviewing facts not opinions. FYI, I can only understand English. Is it actually free: Yes Does it work?: Yes, very well. What the voices like: Basic Microsoft English voices, Along with the standard Google Multilingual TTS. Other Languages: Yes Control over the voice (Pitch, Speed, Ect?): You are able to change the speed as well as change the exact color for the highlighted test. Can I pause: No, however, you read by hovering the mouse over the test. _Can it read_ Google docs: No Wikipedia:Yes Gmail: No AO3: Yes Is it as Advertised: For the majority, Yes, There is a multitude of functions provided, and is quite accurate to what the description provides. However, “With over 200 voice settings,” Is not true. At least from what I can see, there are 25 voices. And “There is tons of room to personalize!” The only thing for personalization is the speed. It also tends to not work on certain selections of text, however they are aware of this issue. Why the stars? Considering that this provides so many functions without a paywall is a rare find. It gives the user the ability to have exact control over colors, sizes, tints, and text. Even with the limited text options, It still reads. As well as the reading function being the fastest I've seen. The hover function isn't infuriating or a struggle, its instinct. The setup works very well for researching new topics, but I wouldn't suggest it for story reading. (How to fix) My recommendation: The only issue with this application is the interface. It needs some polishing. The application window is a tad small, I believe this could be fixed with providing some application settings. As for the customization of text to speech I would recommend applying a test button. Lastly during my testing I found that, when customizing colors, the change would not happen until flicked on and off again. I'm unaware if this is a bug, but it's something of note.

Michelle Putnam, 2023-11-15

Although I enabIed all features, it didnt activate :(

Tuğşah Aytekin, 2023-06-10

Love this in Chrome as it makes my web-based work software much easier to read (I have retinal damage in both eyes caused by a brain tumor several years ago). I only wish it was also a Firefox extension as I use Firefox for almost all non-work internet stuffs, hence four stars.