Simulates how people with disabilities experience the web
What is Web Disability Simulator?
The 'Web Disability Simulator' is a Chrome extension that allows all users to understand and experience how the web is navigated by people enduring different disabilities. It's designed to simulate conditions like color blindness, low vision, dyslexia among others. The primary objective of this tool is to increase empathy and understanding for disabled web users, hence facilitating the creation of more accessible web pages.
Extension stats
By: Metamatrix
Rating: 3.80
(15)
Creation date: 2019-02-15
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
Size: 501.76K
Email: in*****@metamatrix.se
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Extension summary
The Web Disability Simulator lets you experience how people with different disabilities or inadequate abilities perceive a web site. Simulate color blindness, low vision, dyslexia and more. An easy-to-use tool both to increase understanding and lower the threshold to test accessibility on a website.
User reviews
Pros
- Good selection of disability simulations
- Helps understand accessibility issues
- Great for visually demonstrating accessibility needs
- Free and no ads
- Accurate simulation of ADHD distractions
Cons
- Not realistic for all disabilities
- Did not work on MacOS and Chrome
- Limited ability to change severity of disabilities
Most mentioned
- Did not work for me on MacOS and Chrome
- Good selection of disabilities
- Super useful thank you
- Mockery of disabilities
Recent reviews
Achei massa! Divertido e pedagógico
Good selection of disabilities, would be better if can change the severity of it, for example, change severity of far-slightness
Extension safety
Risk impact
Web Disability Simulator requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Web Disability Simulator has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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