[NFB-Lions] FW: [Tech-VI] For Users of Chrome and Chrome-based Browsers: Hide Web "Accessibility" Overlays With the AccessiByeBye Extension

[Jennifer Gass]

Thank you very much Milton.

Jennifer Gass

> On Oct 23, 2023, at 7:32 AM, Milton via NFB-Lions <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Here is a Chrome or Edge browser that some of your may want, I mentioned it
> during our Zoom on Sunday, Oct. 22. Its free!
> 
> From the Tech-VI list owner: 
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> This is not a new extension. However, as the topic of accessibility overlays
> recently came up on one of the mailing lists to which I'm subscribed I
> thought it would be worth alerting subscribers about this free and extremely
> useful overlay.
> 
> It is available for Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers, such as Edge
> and Brave. I don't see a version available for Firefox at this time.
> 
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> Original Source <https://www.accessibyebye.org/> 
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> AccessiByeBye
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> Web accessibility overlays don't work. Wave them all bye-bye in one free and
> easy step, with AccessiByeBye!
> 
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> <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/accessibyebye/ikcamkknjfdplkdjjnc
> obgmpciklohjg> 
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> If you use a screen reader and have been prompted to press a hotkey to turn
> on some website's screen reader mode, you've likely encountered the category
> of website add-ons known as accessibility overlays. There are several
> accessibility overlays, including  <https://accessibe.com/> AccessiBe,
> <https://www.audioeye.com/> AudioEye,  <https://www.equalweb.com/> EqualWeb,
> <https://maxaccess.io/> MaxAccess,  <https://truabilities.com/>
> TruAbilities,  <https://www.user1st.com/> User1st, and
> <https://userway.org/> UserWay.
> 
> We know that while these overlays are supposed to make websites more
> accessible, they're actually annoying and often counter-productive. That's
> why we made AccessiByeBye, a simple and free extension for Chrome and
> compatible browsers, that blocks them all.
> 
> Just install AccessiByeBye into Chrome or a compatible browser, and those
> pesky overlays won't bother you again. There's no catch. We don't collect
> your web browsing habits or other personal information, and the
> AccessiByeBye extension won't slow down your computer. If you ever decide
> you do want one of those overlays, it's easy to turn off the extension at
> any time.
> 
> At  <https://pneumasolutions.com/> Pneuma Solutions, we're all in favor of
> any tools that truly improve accessibility. So if any of the accessibility
> overlays that we block actually become useful to the people that they claim
> to serve, then we'll remove those blocks. But until then, we believe that
> the spread of accessibility overlays is hindering true improvements in
> website accessibility.
> <https://pneumasolutions.com/the-fast-food-approach-to-web-accessibility/>
> Read more about our thoughts on accessibility overlays.
> 
> If you agree with us that accessibility overlays are a growing problem, we
> encourage you to let your voice be heard. Below you'll find a list of sites
> that AccessiByeBye has blocked. 
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> David Goldfield,
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> Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
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> Am Yisrael Chai
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