UX, UI, and Accessibility: The Perfect Trio: Shannon Towell

Good design isn’t just about making things look nice. It’s about making your products easy to use and accessible for everyone. In this presentation, Shannon Towell, a seasoned Experience Designer, will break down the key things to watch for when building a website to ensure it’s user-friendly and inclusive. We’ll take a website, audit it, and improve it step by step, updating its branding and layout to make it clearer and easier to use. Then, we’ll explore how data can guide better design decisions and how UX applies beyond websites—helping museums and cultural institutions create more accessible, engaging experiences. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or just curious about better digital experiences, this session will give you practical takeaways to use in your own work.

About the Speaker
Shannon Towell is the Experience Designer of your dreams, forever donned in blue.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, she has worked with an array of Australia’s top companies to create websites, apps, and research projects over the last nine years.

For the last two years, her sole focus has been to make the internet a better place through accessible and user-friendly brands and websites through her self-named design business. Her latest endeavor, Accessibility Clinic, sees her targeting the museum and cultural institutions to create inclusive spaces in person and online.

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Event Details:
This meetup will be held at 8 PM Eastern via Zoom webinars.

Registration on Zoom is required to attend. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417404992734/WN_zSWTHeJeRxay8BxMZbB1ng

Accessibility & Accommodations:
This meetup will be held virtually over Zoom and live captioned.
Slide links will be provided when applicable, and presenters are encouraged to make slides as accessible as possible with alternative text for images, etc.

We're working to secure sponsors so that we can offer ASL interpretation.

All are welcome to attend. If you need specific accommodations to make this meetup work for you, please contact an organizer, and we will try our best to accommodate you.

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