Why we built this
Roughly 1 in 10 Canadians has dyslexia, and 4–6% of Canadian adults live with ADHD. Add the stress of a mortgage renewal, a purchase deadline, or a rate shock, and reading a wall of fine print becomes genuinely hard — even for people without a formal diagnosis.
Most mortgage websites answer that with a compliance checkbox. We treated it as a design problem. The controls below aren't a widget bolted on top — they change how the site renders, including inside the calculators.
What you can turn on
Dark & light mode
Full theme switch — not just an inverted colour filter. Contrast stays inside WCAG AA on both.
ADHD focus mode
Reduces visual noise, adds a page-progress indicator, and unlocks a small tactile "Mortgage Journey" fidget in the corner. Long articles feel one-step-at-a-time.
Dyslexia reading mode
Swaps to a dyslexia-friendly typeface with wider letter spacing and taller line height across every page.
Keyboard & screen-reader friendly
Every calculator input is labelled, tap targets meet accessibility sizing, and results update in an ARIA live region so assistive tech announces changes.
How to turn it on
Look for the circular accessibility icon in the bottom-right corner of any page. Tap it to open the panel, then pick your theme and reading mode. Your choice is remembered across pages and visits.
Prefer to work with a broker who knows this stuff matters? Start a file — we'll match how you like to communicate (phone, text, WhatsApp, email, in person).
Standards we're aiming for
Mortgage Guru is built to align with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Accessibility is never "done" — if you run into something that's hard to use with your assistive tech, please email info@mortgageguru.ca and we'll fix it.