diff --git a/src/lib/components/LeftSidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/LeftSidebar.svelte
index a2a4971..3990101 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/LeftSidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/LeftSidebar.svelte
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
   type Props = {
     mode: "simple" | "full";
     activeRoom?: string;
+    activeResource?: string;
+    contactsActive?: boolean;
   };
 
-  let { mode, activeRoom }: Props = $props();
+  let { mode, activeRoom, activeResource, contactsActive }: Props = $props();
 
   // The description of the room currently being viewed (full mode).
   const activeAbout = $derived(
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
       href="/"
       class="flex items-center gap-2 py-1 hover:bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-700"
     >
-      Home
+      {mode === "simple" ? "Discussions" : "Home"}
     </a>
 
     {#if mode === "simple"}
@@ -74,13 +76,17 @@
       {#each resourcesStore.list as r (r.slug)}
         <a
           href="/resource/{r.slug}"
-          class="block py-1 text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-900"
+          aria-current={activeResource === r.slug ? "page" : undefined}
+          class="block py-1 hover:text-neutral-900
+            {activeResource === r.slug ? 'text-brand' : 'text-neutral-500'}"
           >{r.title}</a
         >
       {/each}
       <a
         href="/contacts"
-        class="block py-1 text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-900">Contacts</a
+        aria-current={contactsActive ? "page" : undefined}
+        class="block py-1 hover:text-neutral-900
+          {contactsActive ? 'text-brand' : 'text-neutral-500'}">Contacts</a
       >
     </nav>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/MobileMenu.svelte b/src/lib/components/MobileMenu.svelte
index 303e5e5..7662a51 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/MobileMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/MobileMenu.svelte
@@ -10,9 +10,18 @@
     onClose: () => void;
     mode: "simple" | "full";
     activeRoom?: string;
+    activeResource?: string;
+    contactsActive?: boolean;
   };
 
-  let { open, onClose, mode, activeRoom }: Props = $props();
+  let {
+    open,
+    onClose,
+    mode,
+    activeRoom,
+    activeResource,
+    contactsActive,
+  }: Props = $props();
 
   function onLogin() {
     onClose();
@@ -110,7 +119,8 @@
         <a
           href="/"
           onclick={onClose}
-          class="py-2 text-xl text-neutral-700 hover:text-brand">Home</a
+          class="py-2 text-xl text-neutral-700 hover:text-brand"
+          >{mode === "simple" ? "Discussions" : "Home"}</a
         >
 
         {#if mode === "full"}
@@ -146,14 +156,18 @@
             <a
               href="/resource/{r.slug}"
               onclick={onClose}
-              class="block py-1.5 text-xl text-neutral-700 hover:text-brand"
+              aria-current={activeResource === r.slug ? "page" : undefined}
+              class="block py-1.5 text-xl hover:text-brand
+                {activeResource === r.slug ? 'text-brand' : 'text-neutral-700'}"
               >{r.title}</a
             >
           {/each}
           <a
             href="/contacts"
             onclick={onClose}
-            class="block py-1.5 text-lg text-neutral-700 hover:text-brand"
+            aria-current={contactsActive ? "page" : undefined}
+            class="block py-1.5 text-lg hover:text-brand
+              {contactsActive ? 'text-brand' : 'text-neutral-700'}"
             >Contacts</a
           >
         </nav>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Navbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/Navbar.svelte
index 5358a8e..d293d63 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Navbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Navbar.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 <header
   class="sticky top-0 z-20 flex h-16 shrink-0 items-center justify-between gap-2 bg-neutral-100 px-4 md:static md:px-8"
 >
-  <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+  <a
+    href="/"
+    class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2 hover:opacity-90"
+    aria-label="{name} — home"
+  >
     {#if groupStore.data?.picture}
       <img
         src={groupStore.data.picture}
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@
     <span class="truncate text-2xl font-medium text-neutral-900 md:text-[1.7rem]"
       >{name}</span
     >
-  </div>
+  </a>
   <button
     type="button"
     onclick={onMenuToggle}
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index c85ac31..e179831 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -53,12 +53,22 @@
   let mobileView = $state<"forum" | "chat">("forum");
 
   // Room pages highlight via their slug; thread pages highlight the room the
-  // thread belongs to (tracked in activeGroup).
+  // thread belongs to (tracked in activeGroup). Scoped to those routes so a
+  // resource slug (same [slug] param name) never highlights a room.
   const activeRoom = $derived(
-    page.params.slug ??
-      (page.url.pathname.startsWith("/thread/") ? activeGroup.id : ""),
+    page.url.pathname.startsWith("/room/")
+      ? (page.params.slug ?? "")
+      : page.url.pathname.startsWith("/thread/")
+        ? activeGroup.id
+        : "",
   );
 
+  // Resource pages highlight the open article in the Resources menu.
+  const activeResource = $derived(
+    page.url.pathname.startsWith("/resource/") ? (page.params.slug ?? "") : "",
+  );
+  const contactsActive = $derived(page.url.pathname === "/contacts");
+
   // Article pages (both modes) and the full-mode landing have no single room to
   // chat in, so they render the latest-discussions panel instead of room chat.
   // The simple-mode home keeps its room chat, like every full-mode room.
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@
       ? 'flex flex-1 overflow-hidden'
       : ''}"
   >
-    <LeftSidebar {mode} {activeRoom} />
+    <LeftSidebar {mode} {activeRoom} {activeResource} {contactsActive} />
     <main
       class="min-h-[calc(100dvh_-_4rem)] bg-white px-6 pt-8 pb-20 shadow-lg md:min-h-0 md:overflow-y-auto md:rounded-t-xl md:px-10 md:pt-6 {showDiscussions
         ? 'md:flex-[3]'
@@ -181,6 +191,8 @@
   onClose={() => (menuOpen = false)}
   {mode}
   {activeRoom}
+  {activeResource}
+  {contactsActive}
 />
 
 <LoginModal />