diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/layout.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
index 984805b..d3d28fc 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Header } from '@/components/layout/Header';
 import { Sidebar } from '@/components/layout/Sidebar';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/ui-store';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@/components/providers/AuthGuard';
+import { SkipLink } from '@/components/ui/skip-link';
 
 export default function DashboardLayout({
   children,
@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@ export default function DashboardLayout({
 
   return (
     <AuthGuard>
+      <SkipLink />
       <div className="min-h-screen">
         <Header />
         <div className="flex">
           <Sidebar />
           <main
+            id="main-content"
             className={`flex-1 transition-all duration-200 ${
               sidebarOpen ? 'ml-64' : 'ml-0'
             }`}
diff --git a/components/projects/hierarchy-tree.tsx b/components/projects/hierarchy-tree.tsx
index 8914760..e344fa4 100644
--- a/components/projects/hierarchy-tree.tsx
+++ b/components/projects/hierarchy-tree.tsx
@@ -72,13 +72,23 @@ function EpicNode({ epic, onEpicClick, onStoryClick, onTaskClick }: EpicNodeProp
   return (
     <div className="border rounded-lg">
       <div
+        role="button"
+        tabIndex={0}
+        aria-expanded={isExpanded}
         className="flex items-center gap-2 p-3 hover:bg-accent cursor-pointer"
         onClick={() => setIsExpanded(!isExpanded)}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            setIsExpanded(!isExpanded);
+          }
+        }}
       >
         <Button
           variant="ghost"
           size="sm"
           className="h-6 w-6 p-0"
+          aria-label={isExpanded ? 'Collapse epic' : 'Expand epic'}
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.stopPropagation();
             setIsExpanded(!isExpanded);
@@ -91,19 +101,20 @@ function EpicNode({ epic, onEpicClick, onStoryClick, onTaskClick }: EpicNodeProp
           )}
         </Button>
 
-        <Folder className="h-5 w-5 text-blue-500" />
+        <Folder className="h-5 w-5 text-blue-500" aria-hidden="true" />
 
         <div className="flex-1">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <span
-              className="font-semibold hover:underline"
+            <button
+              className="font-semibold hover:underline text-left bg-transparent border-0 p-0 cursor-pointer"
               onClick={(e) => {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 onEpicClick?.(epic);
               }}
+              aria-label={`View epic: ${epic.name}`}
             >
               {epic.name}
-            </span>
+            </button>
             <StatusBadge status={epic.status} />
             <PriorityBadge priority={epic.priority} />
           </div>
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ function EpicNode({ epic, onEpicClick, onStoryClick, onTaskClick }: EpicNodeProp
         </div>
 
         {epic.estimatedHours && (
-          <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground" aria-label={`Estimated: ${epic.estimatedHours} hours${epic.actualHours ? `, Actual: ${epic.actualHours} hours` : ''}`}>
             {epic.estimatedHours}h
             {epic.actualHours && ` / ${epic.actualHours}h`}
           </div>
@@ -164,13 +175,23 @@ function StoryNode({ story, onStoryClick, onTaskClick }: StoryNodeProps) {
   return (
     <div className="border-l-2 border-muted pl-3">
       <div
+        role="button"
+        tabIndex={0}
+        aria-expanded={isExpanded}
         className="flex items-center gap-2 p-2 hover:bg-accent rounded cursor-pointer"
         onClick={() => setIsExpanded(!isExpanded)}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            setIsExpanded(!isExpanded);
+          }
+        }}
       >
         <Button
           variant="ghost"
           size="sm"
           className="h-6 w-6 p-0"
+          aria-label={isExpanded ? 'Collapse story' : 'Expand story'}
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.stopPropagation();
             setIsExpanded(!isExpanded);
@@ -183,19 +204,20 @@ function StoryNode({ story, onStoryClick, onTaskClick }: StoryNodeProps) {
           )}
         </Button>
 
-        <FileText className="h-4 w-4 text-green-500" />
+        <FileText className="h-4 w-4 text-green-500" aria-hidden="true" />
 
         <div className="flex-1">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <span
-              className="font-medium hover:underline"
+            <button
+              className="font-medium hover:underline text-left bg-transparent border-0 p-0 cursor-pointer"
               onClick={(e) => {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 onStoryClick?.(story);
               }}
+              aria-label={`View story: ${story.title}`}
             >
               {story.title}
-            </span>
+            </button>
             <StatusBadge status={story.status} size="sm" />
             <PriorityBadge priority={story.priority} size="sm" />
           </div>
@@ -207,7 +229,7 @@ function StoryNode({ story, onStoryClick, onTaskClick }: StoryNodeProps) {
         </div>
 
         {story.estimatedHours && (
-          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground" aria-label={`Estimated: ${story.estimatedHours} hours${story.actualHours ? `, Actual: ${story.actualHours} hours` : ''}`}>
             {story.estimatedHours}h
             {story.actualHours && ` / ${story.actualHours}h`}
           </div>
@@ -242,14 +264,23 @@ interface TaskNodeProps {
 function TaskNode({ task, onTaskClick }: TaskNodeProps) {
   return (
     <div
+      role="button"
+      tabIndex={0}
       className="flex items-center gap-2 p-2 hover:bg-accent rounded cursor-pointer border-l-2 border-muted pl-3"
       onClick={() => onTaskClick?.(task)}
+      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onTaskClick?.(task);
+        }
+      }}
+      aria-label={`View task: ${task.title}`}
     >
-      <CheckSquare className="h-4 w-4 text-purple-500" />
+      <CheckSquare className="h-4 w-4 text-purple-500" aria-hidden="true" />
 
       <div className="flex-1">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <span className="text-sm font-medium hover:underline">{task.title}</span>
+          <span className="text-sm font-medium">{task.title}</span>
           <StatusBadge status={task.status} size="xs" />
           <PriorityBadge priority={task.priority} size="xs" />
         </div>
@@ -259,7 +290,7 @@ function TaskNode({ task, onTaskClick }: TaskNodeProps) {
       </div>
 
       {task.estimatedHours && (
-        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground" aria-label={`Estimated: ${task.estimatedHours} hours${task.actualHours ? `, Actual: ${task.actualHours} hours` : ''}`}>
           {task.estimatedHours}h
           {task.actualHours && ` / ${task.actualHours}h`}
         </div>
diff --git a/components/ui/skip-link.tsx b/components/ui/skip-link.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1f9b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/ui/skip-link.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export function SkipLink() {
+  return (
+    <a
+      href="#main-content"
+      className="sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:top-4 focus:left-4 focus:z-50 focus:px-4 focus:py-2 focus:bg-primary focus:text-primary-foreground focus:rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ring focus:ring-offset-2"
+    >
+      Skip to main content
+    </a>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 05e726d..b5699e9 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
 import { defineConfig, globalIgnores } from "eslint/config";
 import nextVitals from "eslint-config-next/core-web-vitals";
 import nextTs from "eslint-config-next/typescript";
+import jsxA11y from "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y";
 
 const eslintConfig = defineConfig([
   ...nextVitals,
   ...nextTs,
+  {
+    rules: {
+      // Enable recommended jsx-a11y rules (plugin already included in nextVitals)
+      ...jsxA11y.configs.recommended.rules,
+      // Enforce stricter accessibility rules
+      "jsx-a11y/anchor-is-valid": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/alt-text": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/aria-props": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/aria-proptypes": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/aria-unsupported-elements": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/role-has-required-aria-props": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/role-supports-aria-props": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/label-has-associated-control": "error",
+      "jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events": "warn",
+      "jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions": "warn",
+      "jsx-a11y/interactive-supports-focus": "warn",
+    },
+  },
   // Override default ignores of eslint-config-next.
   globalIgnores([
     // Default ignores of eslint-config-next:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a03fb08..a778bd8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         "@types/react-dom": "^19",
         "eslint": "^9",
         "eslint-config-next": "16.0.1",
+        "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.10.2",
         "prettier": "^3.6.2",
         "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.7.1",
         "tailwindcss": "^4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f74d9e..a661d64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
     "eslint": "^9",
     "eslint-config-next": "16.0.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.10.2",
     "prettier": "^3.6.2",
     "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.7.1",
     "tailwindcss": "^4",