Towards Belonging was founded by a disabled engineering professional and educator with a mission to drive inclusivity and accessibility in engineering. My role was to design and build a WordPress website that would establish the organisation’s online presence – a platform accessible and welcoming to both the disabled community and engineering professionals.

The site needed to showcase the organisation’s services and achievements, while also featuring an online form through which disabled individuals could share their experiences and needs, helping Towards Belonging provide meaningful feedback to engineers working toward inclusive design.

The brief was clear – create a site that’s accessible, intentional, and deeply respectful of the content and the people it’s for. It had to speak to the disabled community as well as educators, students, and advocates alike, while reflecting the founder’s personal experience as a disabled professional in STEM.

Goals

• ♿ Accessibility-First Design – Built in from the start, not retrofitted
• 🎓 Clear Communication – Speak effectively to disabled users, students, educators, and engineers
• 📚 Support Sharing – Enable forms and future publishing of research, talks, and resources

What I Delivered

✅ WordPress Website with Purpose
A clean, minimal design using a calm purple palette — symbolic of disability activism — paired with strong contrast and intuitive navigation.

✅ Accessibility Built-In

• High-contrast theme (purple, white, black)
• Skip links, keyboard-friendly nav, semantic headings
• Accessible forms, alt text, and simple, readable language

✅ Collaborative Copy Support
Worked closely with the founder to distill complex ideas into clear, respectful, and approachable content — without losing nuance.

✅ Lightweight & Fast
Designed for speed and simplicity — optimized for assistive tech, mobile use, and slower connections.

Results

🌍 Gave the founder a meaningful online presence
📈 Created visibility for search terms like “inclusive engineering education” and “disabled engineers UK”