diff --git a/components/admin/sidebar.tsx b/components/admin/sidebar.tsx
index c316bd6..7821709 100644
--- a/components/admin/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/components/admin/sidebar.tsx
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ export function AdminSidebar({
           key={href}
           href={href}
           onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+          // The comparison below already knows which item is the page you are
+          // on; it only painted it. Announce it too.
+          aria-current={pathname.startsWith(href) ? "page" : undefined}
           className={cn(
-            "flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium transition-colors",
+            // min-h-11 is the 44px touch floor. py-2 on text-sm came out near
+            // 36px on the sidebar this app is driven from.
+            "flex min-h-11 items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium transition-colors",
             pathname.startsWith(href)
               ? "bg-teal-600 text-white"
               : "text-slate-400 hover:bg-slate-800 hover:text-white",
diff --git a/components/portal/sidebar-nav.tsx b/components/portal/sidebar-nav.tsx
index d466e47..4ff183e 100644
--- a/components/portal/sidebar-nav.tsx
+++ b/components/portal/sidebar-nav.tsx
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ export function PortalSidebarNav({ onClose, unreadThreads = 0 }: Props) {
       key={href}
       href={href}
       onClick={onClose}
+      aria-current={isActive(href) ? "page" : undefined}
       className={cn(
-        "flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium transition-colors",
+        "flex min-h-11 items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium transition-colors",
         isActive(href)
           ? "bg-teal-50 text-teal-700"
           : "text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50 hover:text-slate-900",
@@ -81,8 +82,9 @@ export function PortalSidebarNav({ onClose, unreadThreads = 0 }: Props) {
       <Link
         href="/check-in"
         onClick={onClose}
+        aria-current={isActive("/check-in") ? "page" : undefined}
         className={cn(
-          "flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg text-sm font-semibold transition-colors",
+          "flex min-h-11 items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg text-sm font-semibold transition-colors",
           isActive("/check-in")
             ? "bg-teal-600 text-white"
             : "bg-teal-600 text-white hover:bg-teal-700",