Web Disability Simulator

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

Rating: 3.80 (15)
Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-20)
Creation date: 2019-02-15
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 501.76K

Ranking

Other rankings
#436 in Accessibility

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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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

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • 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
by Saulo Tomé, 2024-09-10


Good selection of disabilities, would be better if can change the severity of it, for example, change severity of far-slightness
by GnoxNahte, 2023-08-31
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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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