diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 8395f41..1e728bb 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -159,3 +159,21 @@ button {
 button:active:not(:disabled) {
   transition: transform 0.08s var(--ease-out);
 }
+
+/* ── Reduced motion: respect user preference ──────────────────────
+   Users with vestibular disorders or motion sensitivity expect
+   apps to minimise movement. We disable all CSS animations and
+   transitions globally, and components that use JS-driven
+   animation frames (e.g. GraphView physics) should check this
+   media query via window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').
+   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  *,
+  *::before,
+  *::after {
+    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
+    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/DetailPanel.svelte b/src/lib/components/DetailPanel.svelte
index 1f83f93..c98d8f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/DetailPanel.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/DetailPanel.svelte
@@ -11,19 +11,56 @@
 
   let { memoryId, onclose, onneighborclick, onedit, children }: Props = $props();
 
+  let panelEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
+  let previouslyFocused: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
   function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
     if (e.key === 'Escape') {
       e.preventDefault();
       e.stopPropagation();
       onclose();
+      return;
+    }
+    // Focus trap: cycle Tab/Shift+Tab within the dialog.
+    if (e.key !== 'Tab' || !panelEl) return;
+    const focusable = panelEl.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+      'button, [href], input, textarea, select, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])',
+    );
+    if (focusable.length === 0) return;
+    const first = focusable[0];
+    const last = focusable[focusable.length - 1];
+    if (e.shiftKey) {
+      if (document.activeElement === first || !panelEl!.contains(document.activeElement)) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        last.focus();
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (document.activeElement === last) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        first.focus();
+      }
     }
   }
 
   onMount(() => {
+    previouslyFocused = document.activeElement as HTMLElement;
     window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
+    // Move focus into the panel on open so screen readers announce it.
+    if (panelEl) {
+      const first = panelEl.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+        'button, [href], input, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])',
+      );
+      if (first) {
+        first.focus();
+      } else {
+        panelEl.focus();
+      }
+    }
   });
   onDestroy(() => {
     window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
+    // Restore focus to the element that opened the panel.
+    previouslyFocused?.focus();
   });
 </script>
 
@@ -35,7 +72,7 @@
 ></div>
 
 <!-- Slide-in panel -->
-<aside class="detail-panel" role="dialog" aria-modal="true">
+<aside class="detail-panel" bind:this={panelEl} role="dialog" aria-modal="true" tabindex="-1">
   {@render children?.()}
 </aside>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/GraphView.svelte b/src/lib/components/GraphView.svelte
index 7bafa86..4252d6f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/GraphView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/GraphView.svelte
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@
   let calmFrames = 0;
   let needRedraw = true;
 
+  // Respect user's reduced-motion preference. When true, physics is
+  // skipped entirely — nodes render at their initial positions and
+  // the RAF loop only redraws on hover/expand, not continuously.
+  const prefersReducedMotion =
+    typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
+    window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
+
   const INITIAL_SEED = 30;
   const EXPAND_LIMIT = 5;
   // ─── Initial seed: fetch recent memories ───────────────────────────
@@ -250,7 +257,7 @@
       console.error('[GraphView] loadSeed() failed', err);
     }
     loading = false;
-    physicsActive = true;
+    physicsActive = !prefersReducedMotion;
     calmFrames = 0;
     needRedraw = true;
     updateCounts();
@@ -478,7 +485,8 @@
     }
 
     // Always redraw if there are un-expanded nodes (they have pulse animation)
-    const hasPulse = nodes.some(n => !n.expanded);
+    // Skip pulse animation entirely when reduced motion is preferred.
+    const hasPulse = !prefersReducedMotion && nodes.some(n => !n.expanded);
     if (needRedraw || hasPulse) {
       draw(ctx);
       if (!physicsActive) needRedraw = false;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/MemoryDetail.svelte b/src/lib/components/MemoryDetail.svelte
index 5c8eb58..c1dd7c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/MemoryDetail.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/MemoryDetail.svelte
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
   }
 
   // Click handler for doc slug links — navigation wiring comes later (#207 phase 2).
-  function handleDocClick(slug: string) {
-    console.log('[MemoryDetail] doc slug clicked (navigation not yet wired):', slug);
+  function handleDocClick(_slug: string) {
+    // Intentional no-op until document navigation is wired.
   }
 
   // Trust feedback handler (#207)