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This month’s event focuses on UX and inclusive design, featuring a talk about accessibility through a designer’s lens. After the talk, there will be a panel discussion with industry professionals who will share practical insights, real-world experiences, and answer your questions about accessible design.
19:15 – 19:45
Drawing on his creative background, Josh explores accessibility through a designer’s lens. He’ll move beyond aesthetics to cover the best practices and essential checks that ensure a design functions for everyone. From colour contrast and responsiveness to page hierarchy, Josh uses real-world examples to demonstrate how to spot potential barriers and, crucially, how non-designers can support the QA and testing process.
Josh Trim, Jacob Dilley, Toby Pestridge, Catherine Weston
20:10 – 20:40
Join us for an engaging panel discussion on accessibility and UX, where four experienced practitioners will share real-world insights on designing inclusive, user-centered experiences. Representing diverse sectors and backgrounds, our panelists will explore practical strategies, lessons learned, and answer your questions on accessible design. Whether you’re a designer, developer, product leader, or simply passionate about creating better digital experiences, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
Josh Trim, Salo Creative
Drawing on his creative background, Josh explores accessibility through a designer’s lens. He’ll move beyond aesthetics to cover the best practices and essential checks that ensure a design functions for everyone. From colour contrast and responsiveness to page hierarchy, Josh uses real-world examples to demonstrate how to spot potential barriers and, crucially, how non-designers can support the QA and testing process.
Catherine Weston, RNLI
Catherine is a Digital Producer at the RNLI. She has been working on digital accessibility for several years, both from a technical and awareness perspective. Through the creation of resources and training, Catherine has upskilled teams and accessibility champions and helped to change processes to include accessibility. She is co-chair of the Disability Network and is passionate about making the RNLI an environment in which everyone can thrive.
Jacob Dilley, Lobo Creative
Jacob is a Product Designer turned entrepreneur with over 13 years’ experience leading complex digital products from idea to scale. Having worked across startups, global brands, mission led organisations, and now building his own products, he brings a blend of strategic product thinking and hands on design leadership. Jacob supports a real world product perspective on accessibility, especially as we move in a more AI led digital world. He will explore how accessibility works in practice, how it shapes everyday product decisions, and how teams can embed it into roadmaps and delivery so inclusive design drives clarity, momentum and measurable impact.
Toby Pestridge, Spyrosoft Ltd
With over 25 years of experience in creative digital industries, Toby has witnessed firsthand the shift in digital accessibility from edge-case afterthought to industry standard business priority. Toby helps champion accessibility across the 1500+ strong global team at Spyrosoft. He has experience in conducting accessibility audits, product optimisation, testing and reporting.
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| Event Date | 18th March 2026 |
| Location | Bournemouth Gateway Building, 12 Saint Paul's Lane, Bournemouth BH8 8GP, UK |
| Time | 18:30 - 21:00 |
| Price | FREE |
| Organiser | The Coastal UX team with support from Silicon South and Bournemouth University. |
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