diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts
index 2c59712..b2dfd93 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ test('page lifecycle: create via the sidebar, rename, appears in the sidebar', a
   const page = await context.newPage();
   await page.goto(`/p/${pond.slug}`);
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: /new page|neue seite/i }).click();
-  await page.locator('.sidebar').getByLabel(/title|titel/i).fill(title);
+  await page
+    .locator('.sidebar')
+    .getByLabel(/title|titel/i)
+    .fill(title);
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: /create|erstellen/i }).click();
   await expect(page.locator('.sidebar__page--active')).toHaveText(title);
 
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
index 2d4a571..9cae1a2 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ test('new-page flow: button opens a title prompt and the editor opens on create'
   await page.goto(`/p/${pond.slug}`);
 
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: /new page|neue seite/i }).click();
-  await page.locator('.sidebar').getByLabel(/title|titel/i).fill(title);
+  await page
+    .locator('.sidebar')
+    .getByLabel(/title|titel/i)
+    .fill(title);
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: /create|erstellen/i }).click();
 
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/p/${pond.slug}/.+`));
diff --git a/apps/web/src/editor/nodes/task-item.tsx b/apps/web/src/editor/nodes/task-item.tsx
index 64d8886..75535c3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/editor/nodes/task-item.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/editor/nodes/task-item.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 import { Node } from '@tiptap/core';
 import { NodeViewContent, NodeViewWrapper, ReactNodeViewRenderer } from '@tiptap/react';
 import type { NodeViewProps } from '@tiptap/react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import { attributesFromSpec, nodeSpec } from '../spec-utils';
 
 /** `packages/shared`'s task_item.parseDOM does not read `data-checked` back
  * (issue #24) — checked state only ever comes from the node's own attrs, set
- * here via the checkbox, never re-parsed from HTML. */
+ * here via the checkbox, never re-parsed from HTML.
+ *
+ * DOM shape (#169): the render host itself is the `<li>` (see the renderer
+ * options below) so the `<ul>` has only list items as direct children —
+ * TipTap's default extra `<div>` host broke the list semantics for
+ * screen readers. The wrapper flattens away via display:contents. */
 function TaskItemView({ node, updateAttributes, editor }: NodeViewProps): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('tasks');
   const checked = Boolean(node.attrs.checked);
   return (
-    <NodeViewWrapper as="li" data-type="task_item" data-checked={String(checked)}>
+    <NodeViewWrapper as="div" style={{ display: 'contents' }}>
       <label contentEditable={false}>
         <input
           type="checkbox"
           checked={checked}
           disabled={!editor.isEditable}
+          aria-label={node.textContent || t('colTask')}
           onChange={(event) => updateAttributes({ checked: event.target.checked })}
         />
       </label>
@@ -34,7 +42,13 @@ export const TaskItem = Node.create({
   parseHTML: () => taskItemSpec.parseDOM,
   renderHTML: ({ node }) => taskItemSpec.toDOM!(node),
   addNodeView() {
-    return ReactNodeViewRenderer(TaskItemView);
+    return ReactNodeViewRenderer(TaskItemView, {
+      as: 'li',
+      attrs: ({ node }) => ({
+        'data-type': 'task_item',
+        'data-checked': String(node.attrs.checked === true),
+      }),
+    });
   },
   addKeyboardShortcuts() {
     return {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/graph/ForceGraph.tsx b/apps/web/src/graph/ForceGraph.tsx
index e464dfc..925eaa2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/graph/ForceGraph.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/graph/ForceGraph.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   type SimulationNodeDatum,
 } from 'd3-force';
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 /**
  * Self-contained SVG force graph (issue #112). Only `d3-force` is bundled —
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export function ForceGraph({
   onNodeClick?: (id: string) => void;
   settings?: ForceGraphSettings;
 }): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('graph');
   const [view, setView] = useState({ k: 1, tx: 0, ty: 0 });
   /** Last known positions — read by React renders, written by sim ticks. */
   const positionsRef = useRef(new Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>());
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ export function ForceGraph({
       className="force-graph"
       viewBox={`${-width / 2} ${-height / 2} ${width} ${height}`}
       role="img"
+      aria-label={t('svgLabel', { nodes: nodes.length, edges: edges.length })}
       onWheel={onWheel}
       onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
       onPointerMove={onPointerMove}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
index 4d0024a..fbfad2d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
@@ -1701,15 +1701,19 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li {
    robust form. `:first-of-type`/`:last-of-type` (NOT `:first-child`) because
    the `<input>`/`<label>` precedes the paragraph in the read-mode markup. */
 ul[data-type='task_list'] li > input[type='checkbox'],
-ul[data-type='task_list'] li > label {
+ul[data-type='task_list'] li > label,
+ul[data-type='task_list'] li > [data-node-view-wrapper] > label {
   flex: none;
   margin-top: 0.25em;
 }
 
 /* Editor/auth NodeView only (the bare-input shape has no label): its line
    metrics sit the checkbox ~3px lower than in the public view, so pull the
-   label up by that much — tuned to Stefan's eye on the live stage (#137). */
-ul[data-type='task_list'] li > label {
+   label up by that much — tuned to Stefan's eye on the live stage (#137).
+   Since #169 the nodeview's label sits one display:contents wrapper deep
+   (`li > [data-node-view-wrapper] > label`); the extra selector keeps the
+   read/public shape (`li > label` never occurs there) untouched. */
+ul[data-type='task_list'] li > [data-node-view-wrapper] > label {
   margin-top: calc(0.25em - 3px);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/de/graph.json b/packages/shared/i18n/de/graph.json
index 1417960..5cef0d8 100644
--- a/packages/shared/i18n/de/graph.json
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/de/graph.json
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
     "nodeRadius": "Knotengröße",
     "fontSize": "Schriftgröße",
     "reset": "Zurücksetzen"
-  }
+  },
+  "svgLabel": "Wissensgraph: {{nodes}} Seiten, {{edges}} Verknüpfungen. Gleiche Verbindungen als Liste: Backlinks unter jeder Seite."
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/en/graph.json b/packages/shared/i18n/en/graph.json
index e8f2404..c802956 100644
--- a/packages/shared/i18n/en/graph.json
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/en/graph.json
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
     "nodeRadius": "Node size",
     "fontSize": "Font size",
     "reset": "Reset"
-  }
+  },
+  "svgLabel": "Knowledge graph: {{nodes}} pages, {{edges}} links. The same connections are listed as backlinks on each page."
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.test.ts
index 975d753..542e183 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.test.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ describe('docToHtml (issue #24)', () => {
     const html = docToHtml(doc);
     expect(html).toContain('data-checked="false"');
     expect(html).toContain('data-checked="true"');
-    expect(html).toContain('<input type="checkbox" disabled checked>');
+    // The item text names the checkbox (#169, WCAG 4.1.2).
+    expect(html).toContain('<input type="checkbox" disabled checked aria-label="Done">');
+    expect(html).toContain('<input type="checkbox" disabled aria-label="Todo">');
   });
 
   it('gives wikilinks a relative href so public/static HTML is clickable', () => {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.ts b/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.ts
index 90d0847..1455a1f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/editor-schema/html.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ function renderListItems(node: Node): string {
     if (item.type.name === 'task_item') {
       const checked = item.attrs.checked === true;
       const id = item.attrs.id ? ` data-task-id="${escapeHtml(item.attrs.id as string)}"` : '';
-      out += `<li data-type="task_item" data-checked="${checked}"${id}><input type="checkbox" disabled${checked ? ' checked' : ''}>${renderBlocks(item)}</li>`;
+      // aria-label: the disabled checkbox needs a name (#169, WCAG 4.1.2);
+      // the item text doubles as its label in the static rendering.
+      out += `<li data-type="task_item" data-checked="${checked}"${id}><input type="checkbox" disabled${checked ? ' checked' : ''} aria-label="${escapeHtml(item.textContent)}">${renderBlocks(item)}</li>`;
     } else {
       out += `<li>${renderBlocks(item)}</li>`;
     }