ChromeShades is an easy to use Google Chrome designed to help you make your site more accessible to blind users.

Simply install the Chrome extension and everything in your browser is reformatted as text-only, organized more like how a blind user would perceive the page with a screen reader.

Your page should still be totally functional - you can still click on links, buttons, and other controls. Don't just look at the page - test workflows just like you'd test the app normally.

ChromeShades doesn't have any list of rules it tries to enforce. Instead, it just takes away styling and layout that a blind user will be unable to perceive, and it's up to you to decide whether the end result makes sense or not.

Changes you make to your site to make it work better in ChromeShades will almost certainly help screen reader users too.

ChromeShades is not a substitute for real testing, but it's a lot easier and will help you get 90% of the way there

ChromeShades is cross-platform and it works on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Requirements:

· Google Chrome