diff --git a/.github/workflows/a11y.yml b/.github/workflows/a11y.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e04e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/a11y.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Accessibility Checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  axe-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Installs
+        run: npm install jupyter-book selenium-webdriver @axe-core/webdriverjs chromedriver http-server wait-on
+
+      - name: Build Jupyter Book
+        run: npx jupyter-book build --html
+
+      - name: Run Axe Checks
+        run: |
+          # A. Start a local server in the background
+          npx http-server ./_build/html -p 8080 -s &
+          npx wait-on http://localhost:8080
+          
+          # B. Generate the URL list from the actual build artifacts
+          cd _build/html
+          URLS=$(find . -name "*.html" -not -path "*/build/*" | sed 's|^\./||' | sed 's|^|http://localhost:8080/|' | tr '\n' ' ')          
+          cd ../..
+
+          # C. Run custom script
+          node axe-scan.js $URLS
+
+      - name: Upload Accessibility Report
+        if: always() 
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: axe-report
+          path: axe-report.json
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e389d3..9aac8b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-# textbook
-Textbook for Data 88E: Economic Models at UC Berkeley
+# Textbook for Data 88E: Economic Models at UC Berkeley
 
-Content is stored in the content folder. Order of textbook can be changed from _toc.yml file.
+[![Jupyter Book (via myst) GitHub Pages Deploy](https://github.com/data-88e/textbook/actions/workflows/deploy.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/data-88e/textbook/actions/workflows/deploy.yml) [![Accessibility Checks](https://github.com/data-88e/textbook/actions/workflows/a11y.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/data-88e/textbook/actions/workflows/a11y.yml)
+
+Content is stored in the content folder. Order of textbook can be changed from the `myst.yml` file.
 
 To build the textbook, run
 ```
 jupyter-book build .
 ```
 
-This will output HTML to `_build/html`, which can be copied to `docs` in order to be served on GitHub Pages.
+This will output HTML to `_build/html`.
 
 
 # NOTE: Chapter 4 - shifts.ipynb
diff --git a/axe-scan.js b/axe-scan.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0feddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axe-scan.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+const { Builder } = require('selenium-webdriver');
+const chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
+const AxeBuilder = require('@axe-core/webdriverjs');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// Get URLs from command line args
+const urls = process.argv.slice(2);
+console.log(`\nStarting Axe scan on ${urls.length} pages...\n`);
+
+(async function scan() {
+  const options = new chrome.Options();
+  options.addArguments('--headless=new'); 
+  options.addArguments('--no-sandbox');
+  options.addArguments('--disable-dev-shm-usage'); 
+  options.addArguments('--disable-gpu');
+  // see if these help with the production/shifts page crashing
+  options.addArguments('--window-size=1920,1080');
+  options.addArguments('--disable-extensions');
+  options.addArguments('--disable-infobars');
+  options.addArguments('--disable-software-rasterizer');
+  
+  // Initialize Driver
+  const driver = await new Builder()
+    .forBrowser('chrome')
+    .setChromeOptions(options)
+    .build();
+
+  const fullReport = [];
+  let hasErrors = false;
+
+  try {
+    // Set a very generous timeout for page loads (3 minutes)
+    await driver.manage().setTimeouts({ pageLoad: 180000, script: 180000 });
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < urls.length; i++) {
+      const url = urls[i];
+      console.log(`[${i + 1}/${urls.length}] Testing ${url} ...`);
+
+      try {
+        await driver.get(url);
+
+        const results = await new AxeBuilder(driver)
+          .withTags(['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa', 'wcag21a', 'wcag21aa'])
+          .analyze();
+
+        if (results.violations.length > 0) {
+          console.log(`  FAILED: ${results.violations.length} violations found.`);
+          results.violations.forEach((violation) => {
+            console.log(`    [${violation.impact.toUpperCase()}] ${violation.id}: ${violation.help}`);
+            console.log(`    Help URL: ${violation.helpUrl}`);
+            
+            violation.nodes.forEach((node) => {
+               console.log(`      - Selector: ${node.target.join(' ')}`);
+            });
+            console.log(''); // Empty line for readability
+          });
+
+          fullReport.push({
+            url: url,
+            violations: results.violations
+          });
+          hasErrors = true;
+        } else {
+          console.log(`  PASSED`);
+        }
+
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(`  CRASHED: Could not scan ${url}. Skipping.`);
+        console.error(`  Reason: ${e.message}`);
+        fullReport.push({
+          url: url,
+          error: "Browser crashed or timed out on this page",
+          details: e.message
+        });
+        hasErrors = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Save JSON report
+    fs.writeFileSync('axe-report.json', JSON.stringify(fullReport, null, 2));
+    console.log('\nReport saved to axe-report.json');
+
+  } finally {
+    await driver.quit();
+  }
+
+  if (hasErrors) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+})();
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diff --git a/myst.yml b/myst.yml
index b2a5f5c..6e6d9a0 100644
--- a/myst.yml
+++ b/myst.yml
@@ -84,9 +84,4 @@ site:
     favicon: content/images/favicon.ico
     folders: true
     hide_authors: true
-  template: book-theme
-sphinx:
-  config:
-    # This overrides the default theme (Sphinx Book Theme)
-    # to use your custom theme.
-    html_theme: quantecon_book_theme
+  template: book-theme
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