/* ===== Accessibility: Reduced Motion (System Preference) ===== */
@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;
  }
}

/* Add positioned parent for accessibility panel on desktop */
.header-actions {
  position: relative;
  padding-right: 0.75rem; /* prevent overlap with menu toggle */
}

/* ===== High Contrast Mode Overrides ===== */
html.high-contrast {
  --primary-bg: #08111d;
  --secondary-bg: #0b1623;
  --surface-bg: #121f2d;
  --surface-muted: #142333;
  --heading-color: #ffffff;
  --body-text: #ffffff;
  --accent: #2EE6D6;
  --hover-accent: #5FF2E8;
  --border: #5FF2E8;
}

html.high-contrast body {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(46, 230, 214, 0.08), transparent 24%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--primary-bg) 0%, var(--secondary-bg) 100%) !important;
  color: var(--body-text) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .stat-box,
html.high-contrast .project-card,
html.high-contrast .about-me,
html.high-contrast .contact,
html.high-contrast .contact-page-card {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .project-card__image-frame--archive,
html.high-contrast .project-card__image-frame--label,
html.high-contrast .project-card__image-frame--pipeline {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

html.high-contrast .contact-form__field input,
html.high-contrast .contact-form__field textarea {
  background-color: #000000 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .contact-form__field input:focus,
html.high-contrast .contact-form__field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.24) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .contact-form-status {
  background: #000000 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast a,
html.high-contrast .project-link {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast a:hover,
html.high-contrast .project-link:hover {
  color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast button,
html.high-contrast .btn-accent {
  background-color: var(--accent) !important;
  color: #000 !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast button:hover,
html.high-contrast .btn-accent:hover {
  background-color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
  color: #000 !important;
}

html.high-contrast header,
html.high-contrast footer,
html.high-contrast .nav-menu {
  background-color: #000000 !important;
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-panel {
  background: #111111 !important;
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.25) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-title {
  color: var(--heading-color) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-switch {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-switch span {
  color: var(--body-text) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-option {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
  color: var(--body-text) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-option:hover,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-option:focus-visible {
  background: #111111 !important;
  border-color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
  color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .logo img {
  filter:
    brightness(1.25)
    contrast(1.2)
    saturate(1.4)
    drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.35));
  opacity: 1;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu .nav-logo {
  filter:
    brightness(1.25)
    contrast(1.2)
    saturate(1.4)
    drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.35)) !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

html.high-contrast .project-card img {
  filter: brightness(1.25) contrast(1.25) saturate(1.1) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .menu-toggle .bar {
  background-color: #0d0d0d !important;
  height: 3px !important;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.45);
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu {
  background: #111111 !important;
  border-left: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.25) !important;
  backdrop-filter: none !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu::before {
  background-color: var(--border) !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu::before,
html.high-contrast .nav-menu::after,
html.high-contrast .nav-menu ul::before,
html.high-contrast .nav-menu ul::after {
  background: var(--border) !important;
  opacity: 0.4 !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu a {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  backdrop-filter: none !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu a:hover,
html.high-contrast .nav-menu a:focus-visible {
  background: #111111 !important;
  border-color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
  color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-footer {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.25) inset !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-footer::before {
  background: linear-gradient(to top, #000000, rgba(0,0,0,0)) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .theme-toggle,
html.high-contrast .theme-toggle span {
  display: none !important;
}

html.high-contrast .social-links a {
  background-color: #000000 !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.25) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .social-links a:hover {
  background-color: #111111 !important;
  border-color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .social-links img {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  filter:
    brightness(4)
    contrast(3)
    saturate(2)
    invert(1)
    drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.9))
    !important;
}

html.high-contrast .menu-toggle,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-button {
  width: 32px !important;
  height: 32px !important;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 !important;
  background-color: rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.35)) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .accessibility-button img {
  width: 30px !important;
  height: 30px !important;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.45));
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

@media (min-width: 901px) {
  html.high-contrast header .header-actions {
    gap: 0.7rem !important;
    padding: 0.42rem 0.72rem 0.42rem 1.1rem !important;
    background: #000000 !important;
    border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
  }

  html.high-contrast header .header-actions .header-cta {
    min-height: 2.75rem !important;
    padding: 0 0.55rem 0 0 !important;
    border: 0 !important;
    border-radius: 999px !important;
    background: transparent !important;
  }

  html.high-contrast header .header-actions .accessibility-button {
    width: 2.95rem !important;
    height: 2.95rem !important;
    margin-left: 0 !important;
    border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
    border-radius: 16px !important;
    background-color: rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.12) !important;
  }

  html.high-contrast header .header-actions .accessibility-button img {
    width: 1.75rem !important;
    height: 1.75rem !important;
  }
}

html.high-contrast main,
html.high-contrast main p,
html.high-contrast main li,
html.high-contrast main dt,
html.high-contrast main dd,
html.high-contrast main figcaption,
html.high-contrast main td,
html.high-contrast main th,
html.high-contrast .blog-meta,
html.high-contrast .blog-excerpt,
html.high-contrast .policy-footer-note,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-content,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-content p,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-content li {
  color: var(--body-text) !important;
}

html.high-contrast main h1,
html.high-contrast main h2,
html.high-contrast main h3,
html.high-contrast main h4,
html.high-contrast main h5,
html.high-contrast main h6 {
  color: var(--heading-color) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .policy-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-card,
html.high-contrast .error-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-table,
html.high-contrast .blog-code,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__panel,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__card,
html.high-contrast .process-step,
html.high-contrast .process-decision,
html.high-contrast .process-step--branch {
  background: #000000 !important;
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

html.high-contrast .policy-intro,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero,
html.high-contrast .blog-section,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__list li,
html.high-contrast .blog-table th,
html.high-contrast .blog-table td,
html.high-contrast .blog-code {
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .error-label,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero__kicker,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__eyebrow,
html.high-contrast .process-arrow,
html.high-contrast .process-step--branch strong {
  background: #000000 !important;
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .blog-table th,
html.high-contrast .blog-table td:first-child,
html.high-contrast .blog-code code,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__list span,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__list strong,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__title,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__line {
  color: var(--body-text) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .blog-section h3::before,
html.high-contrast .error-card::before {
  background: var(--accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .process-step__label {
  background: var(--accent) !important;
  color: #000000 !important;
}

/* ===== High Contrast: Ensure card and article content stays readable ===== */
html.high-contrast .qualification-card,
html.high-contrast .qualification-card.in-progress,
html.high-contrast .employment-card,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__content,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__year span,
html.high-contrast .stack-group,
html.high-contrast .stack-list li,
html.high-contrast .blog-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-shell,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-table,
html.high-contrast .blog-code,
html.high-contrast .process-step,
html.high-contrast .process-decision,
html.high-contrast .process-step--branch {
  background: #000 !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

html.high-contrast .qualification-info h3,
html.high-contrast .project-card h3,
html.high-contrast .project-card__summary dt,
html.high-contrast .project-card__summary dd,
html.high-contrast .qualification-info p,
html.high-contrast .employment-info h3,
html.high-contrast .employment-org,
html.high-contrast .employment-summary,
html.high-contrast .employment-column h4,
html.high-contrast .employment-list li,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__year span,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__content h3,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__list li,
html.high-contrast .stats-heading,
html.high-contrast .stat-info h3,
html.high-contrast .stat-info .stat-value,
html.high-contrast .stat-info p,
html.high-contrast .stack-group h3,
html.high-contrast .stack-list li,
html.high-contrast .blog-title,
html.high-contrast .blog-meta,
html.high-contrast .blog-excerpt,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero h1,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero__lede,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero__meta,
html.high-contrast .blog-section h2,
html.high-contrast .blog-section h3,
html.high-contrast .blog-section p,
html.high-contrast .blog-section li,
html.high-contrast .blog-section strong,
html.high-contrast .blog-table th,
html.high-contrast .blog-table td,
html.high-contrast .blog-code code,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card h2,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card h3,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card p,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card li,
html.high-contrast .blog-figure figcaption,
html.high-contrast .code-screenshot figcaption,
html.high-contrast .process-step h3,
html.high-contrast .process-step p,
html.high-contrast .process-decision h3,
html.high-contrast .process-decision p,
html.high-contrast .process-step--branch strong,
html.high-contrast .process-step--branch p {
  color: #fff !important;
}

html.high-contrast .blog-hero__kicker,
html.high-contrast .qualification-status,
html.high-contrast .employment-badge,
html.high-contrast .process-step__label {
  background: #000 !important;
  color: var(--accent) !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .qualification-icon,
html.high-contrast .employment-icon,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__eyebrow,
html.high-contrast .process-arrow,
html.high-contrast .blog-section h3::before,
html.high-contrast .employment-list li::before {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .timeline::before,
html.high-contrast .stats-heading::before,
html.high-contrast .stats-heading::after,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__content::before,
html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__list li::before {
  background: var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .timeline-entry__content::before {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(94, 242, 232, 0.18) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .stat-box {
  background: #000 !important;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .stat-box:last-child {
  border-right: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .employment-list li::before {
  background: transparent !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .blog-table th {
  background: #111 !important;
}

html.high-contrast .blog-table td:first-child,
html.high-contrast .blog-link,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-toc a,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-steps a {
  color: var(--accent) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .blog-link:hover,
html.high-contrast .blog-link:focus-visible,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-toc a:hover,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-toc a:focus-visible,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-steps a:hover,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-steps a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--hover-accent) !important;
}

/* ===== Accessibility: Reduced Motion (Site Toggle) ===== */
html.reduce-motion *,
html.reduce-motion *::before,
html.reduce-motion *::after {
  animation: none !important;
  transition: none !important;
  scroll-behavior: auto !important;
}

/* Ensure accessibility toggles do not animate in reduced motion */
html.reduce-motion .accessibility-switch .slider::before {
  transition: none !important;
}

/* Disable decorative hover motion on panels/cards in reduced motion */
html.reduce-motion .project-card:hover,
html.reduce-motion .blog-card:hover,
html.reduce-motion .stat-box:hover,
html.reduce-motion .btn-accent:hover,
html.reduce-motion .about-me:hover,
html.reduce-motion .contact:hover {
  transform: none !important;
}

/* ===== Normalise Accessibility Switches ===== */
.accessibility-panel-inner {
  margin: 0;
}

.accessibility-title {
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--heading-color);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-align: center;
}

.accessibility-switch {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 48px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  min-height: 76px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.5rem 1.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(30, 111, 114, 0.18);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}

.accessibility-switch:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Prevent readable text line-height from inflating switch height */

.accessibility-switch .switch {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  justify-self: end;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 48px;
  height: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
  align-self: center;
}

.accessibility-switch .switch:active {
  transform: scale(0.96);
}

.accessibility-switch .switch input {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.accessibility-switch span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  line-height: 1.3;
  row-gap: 0.15em;
  max-width: none;
  min-height: 0;
}

.accessibility-switch .slider {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background-color: #cccccc;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

/* Normalise toggle knob */
.accessibility-switch .slider::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  left: 3px;
  top: 3px;
  transform: translateX(0);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}

.accessibility-switch:hover,
.accessibility-switch:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.accessibility-switch .switch:hover .slider {
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(30, 111, 114, 0.45);
}

.accessibility-switch input:focus-visible + .slider {
  outline: 3px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(30, 111, 114, 0.3);
}

.accessibility-switch input.toggled-feedback + .slider {
  outline: 3px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px var(--accent);
}

.accessibility-switch input:checked + .slider {
  background-color: var(--accent);
}

.accessibility-switch input:checked + .slider::before {
  transform: translateX(22px);
}

body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch {
  border-color: rgba(95, 242, 232, 0.28);
  background: rgba(9, 24, 31, 0.78);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

body.dark-mode .accessibility-title,
body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch > span {
  color: #f6fbfc;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch:hover,
body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--hover-accent);
  background: rgba(26, 78, 83, 0.48);
}

body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch .slider {
  background-color: #526169;
}

body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch input:focus-visible + .slider,
body.dark-mode .accessibility-switch input.toggled-feedback + .slider {
  outline-color: var(--hover-accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(92, 194, 194, 0.4);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .accessibility-switch input.toggled-feedback + .slider {
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* ===== Accessibility Dropdown Panel ===== */
.accessibility-panel {
  position: absolute;
  --panel-offset: 12px;
  top: calc(100% + var(--panel-offset));
  right: 0;
  left: auto;
  margin: 0;
  min-width: clamp(180px, 18vw, 240px);
  max-width: 90vw;
  background: linear-gradient(
      to bottom right,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.65),
      rgba(30,111,114,0.10)
  );
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(30,111,114,0.18);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(30,111,114,0.08);
  padding: 1rem;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1200;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.accessibility-panel.active {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.accessibility-panel[aria-hidden="true"] {
  display: none !important;
}

.accessibility-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

body.dark-mode .accessibility-panel {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      to bottom right,
      rgba(10, 22, 30, 0.94),
      rgba(17, 45, 50, 0.9)
    );
  border-color: rgba(95, 242, 232, 0.34);
  box-shadow:
    0 16px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

/* ===== Accessibility: Readable Text ===== */
html.readable-text {
  --readable-font: "Atkinson Hyperlegible";
}

html.readable-text body {
  font-family: var(--readable-font), system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif !important;
  line-height: 1.75;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  word-spacing: 0.08em;
}

/* Improve heading readability without over-spacing */
html.readable-text h1,
html.readable-text h2,
html.readable-text h3,
html.readable-text h4,
html.readable-text h5 {
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

/* Avoid italics which reduce readability for some users */
html.readable-text em,
html.readable-text i {
  font-style: normal;
}

/* Optimal line length for reading */
html.readable-text p,
html.readable-text li {
  max-width: 70ch;
}

/* Prevent Readable Text from inflating accessibility panel */
html.readable-text .accessibility-panel,
html.readable-text .accessibility-panel * {
  line-height: normal !important;
  letter-spacing: normal !important;
  word-spacing: normal !important;
}

html.readable-text footer p,
html.readable-text footer li {
  max-width: none;
}

/* ===== Accessibility: Larger Text ===== */
html.larger-text {
  font-size: 112.5%;
}

/* Prevent UI controls from scaling excessively */
html.larger-text .menu-toggle,
html.larger-text .accessibility-button,
html.larger-text .accessibility-switch {
  font-size: 1rem;
}


/* ===== Accessibility Icon: Stop Hover/Focus Animation =====
   Switching SVG -> PNG won't change hover motion if the animation is coming
   from CSS transitions/transforms on the button or image. This block hard-stops
   any hover/focus movement for the accessibility icon. */
.accessibility-button,
.accessibility-button img {
  animation: none !important;
  transition: none !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

.accessibility-button:hover,
.accessibility-button:focus-visible,
.accessibility-button:active {
  transform: none !important;
}

.accessibility-button:hover img,
.accessibility-button:focus-visible img,
.accessibility-button:active img {
  transform: none !important;
}

/* ===== Mobile: align accessibility dropdown under the icon and keep it on-screen ===== */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  html.accessibility-panel-open,
  body.accessibility-panel-open {
    overflow: hidden !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    touch-action: none !important;
    overscroll-behavior: none !important;
  }

  .accessibility-panel {
    position: fixed !important;

    /* Sit directly under the accessibility icon */
    top: calc(4.25rem + 0.75rem);

    right: 0.75rem;
    left: auto;
    transform: none;

    max-width: calc(100vw - 2rem);
  }

  html.larger-text .accessibility-panel {
    max-height: calc(100vh - 6rem);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }

  html.larger-text .accessibility-switch {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 82px;
    padding-top: 0.9rem;
    padding-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  html.larger-text .accessibility-switch:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }
}

header > *:not(.accessibility-panel) {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .accessibility-button {
    position: static !important;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 1501;
    transform: translateY(1px);
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    position: static !important;
    margin: 0;
    z-index: 1501;
  }

  .header-actions,
  .nav-actions,
  .header-right {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1400;
    isolation: isolate;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  .header-actions .accessibility-button,
  .header-actions .menu-toggle {
    min-width: 44px;
    min-height: 44px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .header-actions {
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }

  .header-actions .accessibility-button {
    order: 1;
  }

  .header-actions .menu-toggle {
    order: 2;
  }

  header {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1500;
  }

  .menu-toggle,
  .accessibility-button {
    pointer-events: auto;
    z-index: 1501;
  }
}

/* ===== High Contrast: Site-wide Navy Theme Normalisation ===== */
html.high-contrast {
  background-color: #08111d;
  color-scheme: dark;
}

html.high-contrast body,
html.high-contrast main,
html.high-contrast footer,
html.high-contrast header,
html.high-contrast .nav-menu,
html.high-contrast .nav-footer {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(46, 230, 214, 0.08), transparent 24%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #08111d 0%, #0b1623 100%) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

html.high-contrast .stat-box,
html.high-contrast .project-card,
html.high-contrast .employment-card,
html.high-contrast .qualification-card,
html.high-contrast .qualification-card.in-progress,
html.high-contrast .about-me,
html.high-contrast .contact,
html.high-contrast .contact-page-card,
html.high-contrast .policy-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-card,
html.high-contrast .error-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-shell,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero,
html.high-contrast .blog-section,
html.high-contrast .sidebar-card,
html.high-contrast .blog-table,
html.high-contrast .blog-code,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__panel,
html.high-contrast .label-preview__card,
html.high-contrast .process-step,
html.high-contrast .process-decision,
html.high-contrast .process-step--branch,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-panel,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-switch,
html.high-contrast .accessibility-option {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18, 31, 45, 0.98) 0%, rgba(20, 35, 51, 0.98) 100%) !important;
  border-color: rgba(95, 242, 232, 0.75) !important;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(95, 242, 232, 0.08),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(95, 242, 232, 0.08) !important;
}

html.high-contrast input,
html.high-contrast textarea,
html.high-contrast select,
html.high-contrast .contact-form-status {
  background: #121f2d !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: var(--border) !important;
}

html.high-contrast .nav-menu a,
html.high-contrast .social-links a,
html.high-contrast .blog-hero__kicker,
html.high-contrast .error-label,
html.high-contrast .process-step__label,
html.high-contrast .qualification-status,
html.high-contrast .employment-badge {
  background: #121f2d !important;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu .nav-header a.logo {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 0 !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 901px) {
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu,
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu ul,
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu li {
    background: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }

  html.high-contrast .nav-menu::before,
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu::after,
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu ul::before,
  html.high-contrast .nav-menu ul::after {
    content: none !important;
    display: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    opacity: 0 !important;
  }
}