Accessibility Statement

Accessibility is treated as part of building the product, not as a separate exercise run at the end.

Our target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA. We use it as the standard we measure against and the one we design new work to meet.

We have not reached full conformance with that standard. Known gaps remain, and they are described in this statement rather than left unmentioned.

Our accessibility testing includes both automated and manual methods, because automated tools alone cannot establish conformance — they detect only a portion of the relevant criteria, and they cannot judge whether a label is meaningful or whether a reading order makes sense.

Automated testing includes running an accessibility rule engine across the public pages of the website and application at multiple viewport sizes.

Manual testing has included:

• •keyboard-only operation, checking that controls are reachable, that activation works, that focus is visible, and that no keyboard traps exist;
• •inspection of the accessibility tree, checking landmarks, headings, roles, states and the names exposed to assistive technology;
• •colour-contrast measurement of rendered text and interface elements;
• •testing at increased zoom and at narrow viewport widths;
• •testing with a reduced-motion preference enabled.

Accessibility assessment date: August 23, 2026.

We have not yet completed testing with screen-reader software such as NVDA, JAWS or VoiceOver. Inspecting the accessibility tree approximates what those tools receive, but it is not a substitute for using them, and we treat this as outstanding work.

The following are implemented across the Rapid Trades website and application. Improvements continue to roll out, so individual areas may be at different stages at any given time.

Semantic structure and landmarks. Pages use real headings in a logical order, and landmark regions — main content, navigation, banner and footer — so assistive technology can move through a page by structure instead of reading it end to end. A skip link lets keyboard users bypass the repeated header on every page.

Keyboard-accessible navigation and controls. Navigation, menus, tabs, links, buttons and form fields can be operated without a mouse, with a visible focus indicator. Menus close with Escape and return focus to the control that opened them. Horizontally scrolling tables are reachable by keyboard.

Accessible form validation and error messaging. Form fields are programmatically associated with their labels and with any error or description text. Errors are announced when they appear rather than only rendered on screen, and the field concerned exposes its invalid state.

Accessible table semantics. Scanner and data tables use real table markup with column headers, so a screen reader can relate a value to the column it belongs to. Sortable columns expose their sort state. Tables carry descriptive names, and illustrative demo data is labelled as such.

Accessible strength-indicator values. The five-segment strength meter is not conveyed by colour and shape alone — it exposes its value in text to assistive technology, and states plainly when a value is not available rather than presenting an empty meter as a score.

Dialog focus management. Dialogs identify themselves as dialogs, carry an accessible name, take focus when they open, keep keyboard focus inside while they are open, close with Escape, and return focus to the control that opened them.

Reduced-motion support. When your system is set to reduce motion, animated elements stop animating and smooth scrolling is disabled. No part of the interface flashes at a rate associated with seizure risk.

Accessibility support for dynamic scanner information. Rapid Trades displays market information that changes continuously. Announcing every change would make the application unusable with a screen reader, so we do not do that. Instead a brief, infrequent summary of new activity is announced, and individual prices, percentages, volumes and countdowns are not.

Responsive and reflow support. Content reflows to narrow viewports and at high zoom without requiring horizontal scrolling of the page, and remains usable when text spacing is increased.

Accessibility work at Rapid Trades is ongoing, and some limitations remain. We would rather name them than imply they do not exist.

Colour contrast. Some text and interface elements do not currently meet the contrast ratios WCAG 2.2 Level AA requires. This affects secondary and de-emphasised text, some status colours used for values and labels, and the boundaries of some controls. It is the largest outstanding area of work and is being addressed.

Links within body text. Some links inside paragraphs are currently distinguished from the surrounding text primarily by colour.

Screen-reader testing. As noted above, testing with screen-reader software has not yet been completed.

Third-party services. Some parts of the experience are provided by third parties — for example payment checkout and embedded forms. Those services have their own accessibility characteristics, which we do not control and have not independently verified. Where a third-party service creates a barrier, we will look for an alternative way to help you complete the task.

This list describes limitations we currently know about. It is not a guarantee that no other barrier exists.

Accessibility is not a one-time project for us. We reassess as the product changes, and we treat new accessibility problems as defects rather than as enhancements.

Our current priorities are completing the contrast work described above, completing screen-reader testing, and re-testing areas of the application that require an account.

We expect to update this statement as that work progresses.

If you encounter an accessibility barrier using Rapid Trades, please tell us. Reports from people actually using the product with assistive technology are the most useful information we can receive.

Email us at support@rapid-trades.com.

It helps if you can include:

• •the page or feature involved — a link, or a description of where you were;
• •a description of the problem and what you were trying to do;
• •the browser and operating system you were using, if you know them; and
• •the assistive technology you were using, if any — for example a screen reader, magnification, or voice control, and its version if you have it.

None of this is required. A short message telling us something did not work is still worth sending.

We will make reasonable efforts to investigate accessibility feedback and address identified barriers where appropriate. We cannot commit to a fixed resolution time for every report, and some issues — particularly those originating in third-party services — may take longer or may not be within our control.

This statement describes the accessibility of the Rapid Trades website and application as assessed on August 23, 2026.

It is a description of our current position and our commitment, not a legal representation, a warranty, or a certification of conformance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA or with any accessibility law or regulation.

We will update this statement as our accessibility work continues.