Case study
AI Translator Add-on for NVDA
An NVDA add-on for AI text translation: practical accessibility automation.
Text translation inside NVDA
AI Translator is an add-on for the NVDA screen reader. It translates selected text or clipboard contents through an OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API, without opening a separate web chat for each translation.
The README documents presets for OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Nous, plus a custom API URL and model. Users select a target language and a language for reverse translation.
What the project demonstrates
This integrates AI into a keyboard-operated tool that a blind user already uses. It relates to accessible workflows and practical AI integration; the add-on itself neither audits websites nor acts as an autonomous agent.
The selected external provider processes the text. API-based translation should not be described as local or offline processing.
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Related services
- AI consultation and workflow review
- Accessibility audit for sites, bots, forms, and screen-reader flows