Dyslexia friendly Dyslens built using Plasmo
The open source tool Dyslens was built for people struggling with dyslexia. The features of Dyslens helps users to improve focus, make it easy and comfortable while reading.
The idea of Dyslens was inspired by one of my mentees who suffers from dyslexia. He shared how he struggles with reading content online and there aren’t free open source apps available.
Dyslens was built using Plasmo extension platform. Plasmo made it easier for me to quickly setup and just focus on the functionality. With Plasmo, Dyslens received Chrome web store’s featured badge within a month of its release.
Understanding dyslexia
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is hereditary and results in brain differences that affect a person’s ability to read and write efficiently.
Symptoms of dyslexia can include difficulty with reading, writing, and spelling, as well as problems with phonological processing.
There is no cure for dyslexia, but it can be managed with appropriate interventions and support. Many people with dyslexia can learn strategies to improve their reading and writing skills.
This is where Dyslens comes in and helps user with improving their focus while reading.
Features
Text to Speech
Select any text and the computer will read it for you.
Text Settings
Update text font and color of any webpage.
Overlay Tint
Putting an overlay on top, which can make it easier to read.
Line Focus
Line focus allows users to focus on few lines of text at a time.
Code
The code is distributed under MIT license, please feel free to use the code, open a PR, and if you like it, leave a star :)