diff --git a/src/app/features/website/product/engagement/components/stars/stars.component.scss b/src/app/features/website/product/engagement/components/stars/stars.component.scss
index 1bdf602..49e3740 100644
--- a/src/app/features/website/product/engagement/components/stars/stars.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/features/website/product/engagement/components/stars/stars.component.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 }
 
 .star {
-  color: #cdd6d5;
+  color: var(--border-color);
 }
 
 .star.filled {
diff --git a/src/app/i18n/en.ts b/src/app/i18n/en.ts
index 38f4758..4cbdca0 100644
--- a/src/app/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/app/i18n/en.ts
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     nextProducts: 'Next products',
     previousSlide: 'Previous slide',
     nextSlide: 'Next slide',
+    pauseAutoplay: 'Pause slideshow',
+    resumeAutoplay: 'Resume slideshow',
     closeDialog: 'Close dialog',
     dismiss: 'Dismiss',
     qrCode: 'QR Code',
diff --git a/src/app/i18n/hy.ts b/src/app/i18n/hy.ts
index cd580e6..c270425 100644
--- a/src/app/i18n/hy.ts
+++ b/src/app/i18n/hy.ts
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ export const hy: Translations = {
     nextProducts: 'Հաջորդ ապրանքները',
     previousSlide: 'Նախորդ սլայդը',
     nextSlide: 'Հաջորդ սլայդը',
+    pauseAutoplay: 'Դադարեցնել սլայդշոուն',
+    resumeAutoplay: 'Վերսկսել սլայդշոուն',
     closeDialog: 'Փակել պատուհանը',
     dismiss: 'Փակել',
     qrCode: 'QR կոդ',
diff --git a/src/app/i18n/ru.ts b/src/app/i18n/ru.ts
index 25f701f..e2d09de 100644
--- a/src/app/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/src/app/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ export const ru: Translations = {
     nextProducts: 'Следующие товары',
     previousSlide: 'Предыдущий слайд',
     nextSlide: 'Следующий слайд',
+    pauseAutoplay: 'Приостановить слайд-шоу',
+    resumeAutoplay: 'Возобновить слайд-шоу',
     closeDialog: 'Закрыть диалог',
     dismiss: 'Скрыть',
     qrCode: 'QR-код',
diff --git a/src/app/i18n/translations.ts b/src/app/i18n/translations.ts
index f41addb..a301214 100644
--- a/src/app/i18n/translations.ts
+++ b/src/app/i18n/translations.ts
@@ -1128,6 +1128,8 @@ export interface Translations {
     nextProducts: string;
     previousSlide: string;
     nextSlide: string;
+    pauseAutoplay: string;
+    resumeAutoplay: string;
     closeDialog: string;
     dismiss: string;
     qrCode: string;
diff --git a/src/app/pages/cart/cart.component.html b/src/app/pages/cart/cart.component.html
index 2bfb1b9..2c011a3 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/cart/cart.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/cart/cart.component.html
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@
               </div>
             </div>
             
-            <button class="delete-btn-mobile" (click)="removeItem(item)" [attr.aria-label]="'cart.removeItem' | translate">
+            <button
+              class="delete-btn-mobile"
+              (click)="removeItem(item)"
+              [attr.aria-label]="'cart.removeItem' | translate"
+              [attr.tabindex]="swipedItemId() === item.itemID ? null : -1"
+              [attr.aria-hidden]="swipedItemId() === item.itemID ? null : 'true'"
+            >
               <app-icon name="trash" [size]="20" />
             </button>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/app/widgets/ui/hero-widget.component.ts b/src/app/widgets/ui/hero-widget.component.ts
index 72aa132..c67e018 100644
--- a/src/app/widgets/ui/hero-widget.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/widgets/ui/hero-widget.component.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ const SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX = 50;
                 (click)="goTo($index)"
               ></button>
             }
+            @if (data?.autoplay) {
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                class="hero-widget__pause"
+                [attr.aria-label]="(isPaused() ? 'common.resumeAutoplay' : 'common.pauseAutoplay') | translate"
+                [attr.aria-pressed]="isPaused()"
+                (click)="toggleAutoplay()"
+              >{{ isPaused() ? '▶' : '⏸' }}</button>
+            }
           </div>
         }
       }
@@ -171,6 +180,23 @@ const SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX = 50;
         &:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--primary-color, #497671); outline-offset: 2px; }
       }
 
+      .hero-widget__pause {
+        margin-left: var(--space-sm, 8px);
+        width: 24px;
+        height: 24px;
+        border-radius: 50%;
+        border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #d3dad9);
+        background: #fff;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        font-size: 0.7rem;
+        line-height: 1;
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+
+        &:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--primary-color, #497671); outline-offset: 2px; }
+      }
+
       @keyframes hero-widget-in {
         from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
         to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
@@ -199,6 +225,7 @@ export class HeroWidgetComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   @Output() ctaClicked = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
   readonly activeIndex = signal(0);
+  readonly isPaused = signal(false);
   private readonly dataSignal = signal<HeroWidgetData | null>(null);
   private autoplayHandle: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
   private swipeStartX: number | null = null;
@@ -237,6 +264,7 @@ export class HeroWidgetComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     if (changes['data']) {
       this.dataSignal.set(this.data);
       this.activeIndex.set(0);
+      this.isPaused.set(false);
       this.setupAutoplay();
     }
   }
@@ -289,10 +317,20 @@ export class HeroWidgetComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     this.ctaClicked.emit();
   }
 
+  /** WCAG 2.2.2: auto-updating content lasting >5s needs a way to pause it. */
+  toggleAutoplay(): void {
+    this.isPaused.update(paused => !paused);
+    this.setupAutoplay();
+  }
+
+  private prefersReducedMotion(): boolean {
+    return typeof window !== 'undefined' && !!window.matchMedia?.('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
+  }
+
   private setupAutoplay(): void {
     this.clearAutoplay();
     const slides = this.allSlides();
-    if (!this.data?.autoplay || slides.length <= 1) {
+    if (!this.data?.autoplay || slides.length <= 1 || this.isPaused() || this.prefersReducedMotion()) {
       return;
     }
     this.autoplayHandle = setInterval(() => {