Small text, tight spacing, distracting layouts and unfamiliar letter shapes can make ordinary webpages tiring to read.
Universal Web Accessibility Companion is made for people who have trouble reading standard webpage layouts. It is now available on the Chrome Web Store.
The extension can enlarge text, change letter shapes and spacing, focus attention on one line at a time, add a reading ruler or read the page aloud. Settings can be saved for individual websites, and the original page can be restored with one click.
The CSS controls were fairly straightforward. Compatibility took most of the time.
A blanket font or spacing rule can easily damage forms, code editors, menus, and web applications. Much of the development work went into identifying those areas, leaving them alone, and restoring the original page cleanly when the extension is turned off.
Privacy was another firm requirement. Page content is handled inside the browser. There is no UWAC server, tracking system, advertising network, or account.
There are honest limits. It is not a screen reader, Chrome prevents extensions from changing some protected pages, and no extension can repair every accessibility problem on every website.
If you want to try it:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mofpdgjakcjgjdnbmgaikmhpdnaeaikj
I’d be interested in hearing about websites where it behaves well, as well as the ones that expose something I missed.