Millions of people in the UK are excluded from key digital services. The Inclusive Design Council is being established to drive understanding of the importance of inclusive design, and equip individuals and organisations with the knowledge, skills and desire to design experiences for everyone.
Inclusive design is not only an ethical and business imperative, but an engine for innovative, socially positive ideas. We want to make inclusive design the mainstream, to allow everyone to participate equally in the digital world through experiences that are not only accessible, but truly inclusive.
Matt Roberts, Lead digital and user experience designer at Sightsavers
Matt is the Lead Digital Designer and User Experience Manager at Sightsavers, a non-governmental organisation that works in developing countries to treat and prevent avoidable blindness and promote equality for people with disabilities. His experience spans various creative disciplines, including branding, UI/UX design, iIllustration, animation and art direction, and he now focuses on accessible and inclusive design, for which he is a keen advocate. He has written for Creative Review about being a colour-blind designer, and he helped to create Sightsavers’ ‘Perspectives’ exhibition at the D&AD festival in 2018, which encouraged designers to look at the world from a different viewpoint to ensure their work is inclusive for everyone.
BIMA 100 (Class of 2019)
Becky Ferraro, Inclusive Design Lead at Deloitte Digital UK
Becky is an inclusive designer at Deloitte Digital, working with large clients to transform the digital experiences they offer. She looks to challenge the status quo, encouraging user research with a diverse range of participants and a design approach that considers the needs of many, leading to elegant solutions that benefit all.
Becky now co-leads the inclusive design practice at Deloitte Digital, advising projects, running training to up skill others and driving innovation to solve problems that have a positive societal impact. She draws on personal experiences to tell stories and engage audiences, building a network with the desire to take action and create a more inclusive culture through design.
