Accessibility

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Help Us Build a More Accessible App

We're actively working to make WIRESHIELD accessible to everyone, and we need your help. If you use assistive technologies like VoiceOver, TalkBack, or switch control, your real-world feedback is invaluable to us.

Tell us what works, what doesn't, and what would make WIRESHIELD better for you. Accessibility collaborators who provide feedback will be eligible for complimentary Founders Club membership, our way of saying thank you for helping shape a more inclusive product.

Reach out at access@wireshield.app to get started.

Our Commitment

WIRESHIELD is built to protect everyone. We are committed to making our app accessible to all users, including those who rely on assistive technologies. Security should never be limited by ability.

What We Support Today

Screen Reader Compatibility

WIRESHIELD supports VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android). Key features include:

  • SPECTRUM Radar announces detected devices with type, name, and signal strength (e.g., "Drone: DJI Mavic, signal -45 dBm")
  • Threat breakdown is summarized aloud (e.g., "SPECTRUM radar showing 5 devices: 3 safe, 1 flagged, 1 drone")
  • All interactive controls (scan button, layer toggles, navigation tabs, settings) carry descriptive labels
  • Gesture hints announce available interactions (e.g., "Tap for next tip, hold to pause")
  • Security tips carousel announces current position and title (e.g., "Security tip 3 of 20: Unwanted Tracking Protection")

High Contrast Mode

Found in Settings > Accessibility, High Contrast Mode increases the visibility of secondary text, inactive elements, and device indicators across the entire app.

  • All adjusted colors meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 Level AA contrast ratios (minimum 4.5:1)
  • The cyberpunk visual aesthetic is preserved, only colors that fail contrast standards are modified
  • The toggle takes effect immediately with no restart required

Haptic Feedback

WIRESHIELD uses distinct haptic patterns for different interactions, scan events, page transitions, threat detections, and control confirmations. Users who cannot see visual feedback can feel when actions are registered.

Watch Companion

The Apple Watch and Wear OS companion apps deliver haptic-first alerts. Threat detections, zone exits, and drone sightings vibrate on your wrist without requiring you to look at a screen.

Known Limitations

We are transparent about areas where accessibility support is still developing:

  • Text scaling: The app does not yet respond to system-level Dynamic Type / text scale settings. Font sizes are fixed. This is planned for a future update.
  • Radar visualization: While screen readers announce device data, the visual radar animation (sweep line, device positions, distance rings) is not described spatially. Devices are listed by type and signal strength instead.
  • Color-coded indicators: Threat levels on the radar are communicated through color. Screen readers announce the threat level by name. High Contrast Mode improves differentiation for low-vision users, but the color palette is not configurable beyond the toggle.

Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier or have suggestions for improvement, we want to hear from you.

We review all accessibility feedback and prioritize fixes that expand access to security features.

Standards

WIRESHIELD targets conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA for color contrast and semantic structure. We follow platform accessibility guidelines from Apple (Human Interface Guidelines) and Google (Material Design) for interactive element sizing, labeling, and navigation.

This statement was last updated on March 17, 2026.