Accessibility · Updated 2026

Accessibility statement

We aim for the Gun Trader Network to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA across every page. This statement explains where we stand today and how to reach us if something doesn’t work for you.

What we’ve done

• Keyboard navigation — every interactive element is reachable via Tab; focus rings are always visible.
• Skip-to-content link revealed on first Tab.
• Screen-reader semantics — proper landmarks (header, nav, main, aside, footer), heading hierarchy, ARIA labels on icon-only buttons.
• Color contrast — body text meets 4.5:1 against background; large text meets 3:1.
• Reduced motion — every animation and transition collapses to ~0ms when prefers-reduced-motion: reduce is set.
• Touch targets — interactive elements are at least 44 × 44 CSS pixels on mobile.
• Form labels — every input has a visible label or programmatically associated label; errors are announced to assistive technology.
• Image alts — every photo on a listing carries the listing title as alt text; decorative SVG mascots are aria-hidden.

Known limitations

We’re a small operator and don’t pretend the platform is perfect. Currently:

• Multi-photo lightbox uses keyboard arrows + Esc, but doesn’t yet trap focus inside the dialog. Touch-screen users can dismiss by tapping outside the photo; keyboard users can press Esc.
• The network state-picker grid on the master landing page is large; we plan to add a search filter to narrow it for screen-reader users.
• Some badge captions on listing cards rely on text + a small dot. Screen-reader output reads them as text without the visual cue; this isn’t a contrast issue but worth flagging.

Reporting an issue

If something on the platform doesn’t work for you, email us with the URL and a brief description. We aim to respond to accessibility reports within 5 business days. Please include:

• The URL of the page
• What you expected to happen
• What happened instead
• The assistive technology you were using (if any)

Standards we test against

• WCAG 2.2 Level AA (target conformance)
• Section 508 (US federal accessibility standard, AA-equivalent)
• WAI-ARIA 1.2 best practices for interactive widgets