diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ad12b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/palette.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2024-04-19 - Accessibility roles and labels on icon buttons
+**Learning:** Found several generic icon-only `<TouchableOpacity>` buttons that are missing `accessibilityLabel` and `accessibilityRole`. This is a classic accessibility issue in React Native, leading to screen readers announcing "button" without context, or worse, just "clickable". For example, the `clear` button in NotepadScreen has no label.
+**Action:** Add `accessible={true}`, `accessibilityRole="button"`, and `accessibilityLabel` to icon-only buttons to make them screen-reader friendly.
diff --git a/src/i18n/translations.ts b/src/i18n/translations.ts
index 8ccd1e2..8944505 100644
--- a/src/i18n/translations.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/translations.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const it = {
   notepadUnsaved: 'Modifiche non salvate', notepadChars: 'caratteri',
   notepadClearTitle: 'Cancella note',
   notepadClearMsg: 'Sei sicuro di voler cancellare tutte le note?',
-  notepadClearConfirm: 'Cancella', notepadPlaceholder: 'Inizia a scrivere...',
+  notepadClearConfirm: 'Cancella', notepadPlaceholder: 'Scrivi qui le tue note...\n\nUsa questo blocco note per:\n• Annotazioni di turno\n• Promemoria procedure\n• Note personali',
   // TravelDoc
   traveldocSub: 'Verifica documenti di viaggio',
   traveldocLoading: 'Caricamento TravelDoc…',
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ const en: typeof it = {
   notepadUnsaved: 'Unsaved changes', notepadChars: 'characters',
   notepadClearTitle: 'Clear notes',
   notepadClearMsg: 'Are you sure you want to clear all notes?',
-  notepadClearConfirm: 'Clear', notepadPlaceholder: 'Start writing...',
+  notepadClearConfirm: 'Clear', notepadPlaceholder: 'Write your notes here...\n\nUse this notepad for:\n• Shift annotations\n• Procedure reminders\n• Personal notes',
   // TravelDoc
   traveldocSub: 'Travel document check',
   traveldocLoading: 'Loading TravelDoc…',
diff --git a/src/screens/NotepadScreen.tsx b/src/screens/NotepadScreen.tsx
index 9114a9e..ad24b60 100644
--- a/src/screens/NotepadScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/NotepadScreen.tsx
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ export default function NotepadScreen() {
           <Text style={s.title}>{t('notepadTitle')}</Text>
         </View>
         <View style={s.actions}>
-          <TouchableOpacity onPress={clear} style={s.iconBtn}>
+          <TouchableOpacity onPress={clear} style={s.iconBtn} accessible accessibilityRole="button" accessibilityLabel={t('notepadClearTitle')}>
             <MaterialIcons name="delete-outline" size={22} color="#EF4444" />
           </TouchableOpacity>
           <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={save}
-            style={[s.saveBtn, saved && s.saveBtnDim]}
+            style={[s.saveBtn, saved && s.saveBtnDim]} accessible accessibilityRole="button" accessibilityState={{ disabled: saved }}
           >
             <MaterialIcons name="save" size={18} color="#fff" />
             <Text style={s.saveTxt}>{saved ? t('notepadSaved') : t('notepadSave')}</Text>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default function NotepadScreen() {
         multiline
         value={text}
         onChangeText={handleChange}
-        placeholder={'Scrivi qui le tue note...\n\nUsa questo blocco note per:\n• Annotazioni di turno\n• Promemoria procedure\n• Note personali'}
+        placeholder={t('notepadPlaceholder')}
         placeholderTextColor={colors.textSub}
         textAlignVertical="top"
         autoCorrect={false}