diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 5d2b1d69..0c4a8ffd 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -2823,9 +2823,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2843,9 +2840,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2863,9 +2857,6 @@
         "ppc64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2883,9 +2874,6 @@
         "s390x"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2903,9 +2891,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2923,9 +2908,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 892f6a64..95e24fea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "type-check": "^0.4.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.11.2",
         "@bgotink/playwright-coverage": "^0.3.2",
         "@playwright/test": "^1.59.1",
         "@types/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.10.1",
@@ -24,6 +25,19 @@
         "vitest": "^4.1.5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@axe-core/playwright": {
+      "version": "4.11.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.11.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iP6hfNl9G0j/SEUSo8M7D80RbcDo9KRAAfDP4IT5OHB+Wm6zUHIrm8Y51BKI+Oyqduvipf9u1hcRy57zCBKzWQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MPL-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "axe-core": "~4.11.3"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": ">= 1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@bcoe/v8-coverage": {
       "version": "0.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz",
@@ -1024,6 +1038,16 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/axe-core": {
+      "version": "4.11.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.11.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zBQouZixDTbo3jMGqHKyePxYxr1e5W8UdTmBQ7sNtaA9M2bE32daxxPLS/jojhKOHxQ7LWwPjfiwf/fhaJWzlg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MPL-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba7636bd..1561c352 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "smol-toml": "^1.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.11.2",
     "@bgotink/playwright-coverage": "^0.3.2",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.59.1",
     "@types/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.10.1",
diff --git a/tests/a11y/a11y-baseline.ts b/tests/a11y/a11y-baseline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3b268e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/a11y/a11y-baseline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export interface BaselineEntry {
+  ruleId: string;
+  pages: string[];
+  reason: string;
+  ticket?: string;
+  expiresAt?: string;
+}
+
+export const A11Y_BASELINE: BaselineEntry[] = [];
+
+export function getBaselinedRuleIds(currentPage: string): string[] {
+  return A11Y_BASELINE
+    .filter((entry) => entry.pages.some((p) => currentPage.startsWith(p)))
+    .map((entry) => entry.ruleId);
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/a11y.ts b/tests/fixtures/a11y.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6a5c552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/a11y.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { test as base } from './auth-fixtures';
+import AxeBuilder from '@axe-core/playwright';
+
+interface A11yFixtures {
+  makeAxeBuilder: () => AxeBuilder;
+}
+
+export const test = base.extend<A11yFixtures>({
+  makeAxeBuilder: async ({ page }, use) => {
+    const makeAxeBuilder = () =>
+      new AxeBuilder({ page })
+        .withTags(['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa', 'wcag22aa'])
+        .exclude('.chart-container canvas');
+    await use(makeAxeBuilder);
+  },
+});
+
+export { expect } from './auth-fixtures';
diff --git a/tests/utils/a11y-helpers.ts b/tests/utils/a11y-helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1b49b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/a11y-helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { expect } from '../fixtures/test';
+import type { AxeResults, Result } from 'axe-core';
+
+export type ViolationImpact = 'critical' | 'serious' | 'moderate' | 'minor';
+
+export interface A11yAssertionOptions {
+  failOn?: ViolationImpact[];
+  knownViolations?: string[];
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_FAIL_ON: ViolationImpact[] = ['critical', 'serious'];
+
+export function getFailingViolations(
+  results: AxeResults,
+  options: A11yAssertionOptions = {},
+): Result[] {
+  const failOn = options.failOn ?? DEFAULT_FAIL_ON;
+  const knownViolations = new Set(options.knownViolations ?? []);
+
+  return results.violations.filter(
+    (v) =>
+      failOn.includes(v.impact as ViolationImpact) &&
+      !knownViolations.has(v.id),
+  );
+}
+
+export function formatViolation(violation: Result): string {
+  const nodes = violation.nodes
+    .map((node, i) => {
+      const selector = node.target.join(' ');
+      const html = node.html.length > 200
+        ? `${node.html.slice(0, 200)}…`
+        : node.html;
+      const fix = node.failureSummary ?? '';
+      return `    Node ${i + 1}: ${selector}\n      HTML: ${html}\n      Fix: ${fix}`;
+    })
+    .join('\n');
+
+  return [
+    `[${violation.impact?.toUpperCase()}] ${violation.id}: ${violation.description}`,
+    `  Help: ${violation.helpUrl}`,
+    `  Affected nodes (${violation.nodes.length}):`,
+    nodes,
+  ].join('\n');
+}
+
+export function expectNoA11yViolations(
+  results: AxeResults,
+  options: A11yAssertionOptions = {},
+): void {
+  const failing = getFailingViolations(results, options);
+
+  const message = failing.length > 0
+    ? `Found ${failing.length} accessibility violation(s):\n\n${failing.map(formatViolation).join('\n\n')}`
+    : '';
+
+  expect(failing, message).toEqual([]);
+}