**Virtual Event** Accessibility and Inclusive Design with Amber Westlund

Join us virtually on Zoom as we learn about Accessibility and Inclusivity in design with Amber Westlund.

Talk description: Accessibility isn’t just about meeting compliance standards, it’s about designing with empathy for real people. In this session, Amber Westlund will share practical strategies for integrating inclusive design into everyday UX work, drawing from her experience across development, design, and operations.

Bio: Amber Westlund is the Accessibility and Inclusive Design Leader at Rockwell Automation, based in Denver, Colorado. With a background spanning UX design, software development, and DevOps, she brings a comprehensive perspective to embedding inclusive design throughout the product lifecycle. Her academic foundation in fine arts and computer science enables her to merge aesthetic sensibility with technical precision. Amber leads initiatives to improve functional performance criteria, authors accessibility conformance reports, and fosters a culture where accessibility is a core principle, not an afterthought.