Accessibility
Accessibility Statement.
Last updated: 2026-05-11
Target conformance
HalalRates targets WCAG 2.1 Level AA across the web surface. The native iOS / Android app targets the same conformance level via React Native accessibility primitives.
Conformance is a process, not a one-shot. Every component in the design system carries an explicit accessibility contract (label, role, state). Pages built from those components inherit it; pages with hand-rolled markup are reviewed manually.
What works
Site-wide keyboard navigation: the entire site is operable without a mouse. Tab order follows the visible reading order. Pressing the slash key from anywhere outside an input jumps to /search.
Screen reader support: every interactive element exposes a label and role. JSON-LD structured data on every page gives screen readers and AI crawlers parallel structured context.
Color contrast: text on the cream background is reviewed for 4.5:1 minimum contrast. Status pills, badges, and alerts pair color with a text label or icon so color is never the sole indicator of meaning.
Reduced motion: animations are scoped to small UI affordances (button hover, accordion expand). The site respects prefers-reduced-motion at the platform level.
Right-to-left support: Arabic and Urdu locales (en / ar / ur in the locale switcher) flip layout direction via the React Native I18nManager and standard logical CSS properties.
Known gaps
Calculator inputs are presented as standard form fields with labels. The mortgage and zakat calculators include explanatory helper text per field; screen-reader users may still prefer the methodology pages for narrative context.
The dynamic OG image at /api/og/image uses SVG with embedded text. Social-share previews of those cards on screen-reader-equipped feed readers may not narrate the title visually embedded in the SVG; the post page itself uses standard semantic HTML headings.
Arabic and Urdu translations are partial at launch (Nav + Footer keys translated; other surfaces fall back to English). The translation pass is on the ops backlog and ships incrementally as native speakers review each surface.
Reporting an issue
Email accessibility@halalrates.com with the URL, the assistive technology you were using, and a short description of the problem. We acknowledge within two business days and target resolution within ten business days for blocking issues.
For security-related reports (vulnerabilities exposed via the accessibility tree), see /.well-known/security.txt for our RFC 9116 disclosure channel.
Compliance basis
US: Section 508 / ADA Title III. We treat both as in-scope and aim for compliance ahead of formal certification.
Internationally: WCAG 2.1 AA per the W3C published guidelines. Where local jurisdictions (EU, UK, AU) layer additional requirements, we honor them in spirit by default.
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