diff --git a/sass/_variables.scss b/sass/_variables.scss
index 2f2d788..ca98966 100644
--- a/sass/_variables.scss
+++ b/sass/_variables.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   --border-subtle:  #d9d1bd;
   --text:           #1a2235;        // deep navy — high AA on cream
   --text-dim:       #44516a;
-  --text-faint:     #6b7280;
+  --text-faint:     #586273;        // bumped from #6b7280 (4.4:1) to clear AA 4.5:1 on cream — sunlight-legibility fix
   --accent:         #3a5fce;        // darkened accent for AA on cream
   --accent-hover:   #2747ad;
   --accent-glow:    rgba(58, 95, 206, 0.10);
diff --git a/static/cube.js b/static/cube.js
index 1929cfe..06551ee 100644
--- a/static/cube.js
+++ b/static/cube.js
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@
       });
     }
 
+    if (reduceMotion) {
+      // Honor prefers-reduced-motion: snap to target rotation, no zoom/rotate animations.
+      cube.style.transition = 'none';
+      scene.style.transition = 'none';
+      apply();
+      if (detailPanel) detailPanel.classList.add('cube-detail--open');
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Animate: rotate the cube
     cube.style.transition = 'transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94)';
     apply();
@@ -177,12 +186,23 @@
     // Hide detail
     if (detailPanel) detailPanel.classList.remove('cube-detail--open');
 
-    // Zoom back in
-    scene.style.transform = 'scale(1)';
-
     // Return to isometric
     rotX = -30;
     rotY = 35;
+
+    if (reduceMotion) {
+      cube.style.transition = 'none';
+      scene.style.transition = 'none';
+      scene.style.transform = 'scale(1)';
+      apply();
+      autoSpin = true;
+      snaps.forEach(function (b) { b.classList.remove('face-btn--active'); });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Zoom back in
+    scene.style.transform = 'scale(1)';
+
     cube.style.transition = 'transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94)';
     apply();
 
diff --git a/static/theme-toggle.js b/static/theme-toggle.js
index 1b70fb8..0b84e38 100644
--- a/static/theme-toggle.js
+++ b/static/theme-toggle.js
@@ -27,9 +27,24 @@
     return 'dark';
   }
 
+  // Sync ARIA state to the rendered theme. aria-pressed="true" when light
+  // is active (the non-default state); aria-label describes what the click
+  // would *do*, which is what screen readers announce.
+  function syncAria() {
+    var theme = currentTheme();
+    btn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', theme === 'light' ? 'true' : 'false');
+    btn.setAttribute(
+      'aria-label',
+      theme === 'light' ? 'Switch to dark theme' : 'Switch to light theme'
+    );
+  }
+
+  syncAria();
+
   btn.addEventListener('click', function () {
     var next = currentTheme() === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', next);
     try { localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, next); } catch (e) { /* private mode */ }
+    syncAria();
   });
 })();
diff --git a/templates/projects.html b/templates/projects.html
index 76690a1..e823281 100644
--- a/templates/projects.html
+++ b/templates/projects.html
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ <h1 class="section-heading">{{ section.title }}</h1>
               <span class="face-tool__name">Lean 4</span>
               <span class="face-tool__desc">scheduling theory</span>
             </a>
-            <a href="https://github.com/pulseengine/witness" class="face-tool" rel="noopener">
-              <span class="face-tool__name">witness</span>
-              <span class="face-tool__desc">MC/DC on Wasm IR</span>
-            </a>
           </div>
           <div class="face-divider"></div>
           <div class="face-edge">
@@ -219,14 +215,13 @@ <h3 style="color:#22d3ee">Build — the pipeline</h3>
       </div>
 
       <div class="cube-detail__panel" data-detail="verify" style="display:none">
-        <h3 style="color:#4ade80">Verify — three proof paths and the empirical coverage cell</h3>
-        <p><strong>Verus</strong> proves Rust code via SMT/Z3 — preconditions, postconditions, invariants on every public function. <strong>Rocq</strong> machine-checks abstract invariants that hold regardless of implementation. <strong>Lean 4</strong> proves scheduling theory — priority inheritance, deadline guarantees, starvation freedom. <strong>witness</strong> measures branch / MC/DC coverage at the post-compile WebAssembly level — the empirical counterpart that closes the §FM.6.7(f) / structural-coverage cell DO-178C, ISO 26262 Part 6 Table 12, and IEC 61508 Annex C expect.</p>
-        <p>These are not limited to one tool. Every component in the ecosystem — meld, loom, synth, kiln, gale, relay, wohl — carries formal verification. Four independent verification paths run in CI on every commit: three proof, one coverage.</p>
+        <h3 style="color:#4ade80">Verify — three independent proof paths across everything</h3>
+        <p><strong>Verus</strong> proves Rust code via SMT/Z3 — preconditions, postconditions, invariants on every public function. <strong>Rocq</strong> machine-checks abstract invariants that hold regardless of implementation. <strong>Lean 4</strong> proves scheduling theory — priority inheritance, deadline guarantees, starvation freedom.</p>
+        <p>These are not limited to one tool. Every component in the ecosystem — meld, loom, synth, kiln, gale, relay, wohl — carries formal verification. Three independent paths run in CI on every commit.</p>
         <div class="cube-detail__links">
           <a href="https://github.com/pulseengine/rules_verus" rel="noopener">rules_verus</a>
           <a href="https://github.com/pulseengine/rules_rocq_rust" rel="noopener">rules_rocq_rust</a>
           <a href="https://github.com/pulseengine/rules_lean" rel="noopener">rules_lean</a>
-          <a href="https://github.com/pulseengine/witness" rel="noopener">witness</a>
           <a href="https://github.com/pulseengine/gale" rel="noopener">gale</a>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -532,6 +527,8 @@ <h3 style="color:#c084fc">Agent — AI-native development</h3>
     .cube__face--bottom { transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(135px); }
     .cube-wrap { padding: 2.5rem 0 2rem; }
     .face-component__name { font-size: 1.1rem; }
+    /* Hit-target fix — iOS guideline is 44×44 minimum for touchable controls. */
+    .face-btn { min-height: 44px; padding: 0.6rem 0.9rem; font-size: 0.875rem; }
   }
 
   @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {