# Access Your Life Source: https://inkfire.co.uk/portfolio/access-your-life/ Beta update This website is still being built and refined. Some pages, links and content are still being updated. [Skip to content](#content) [Portfolio](https://inkfire.co.uk/portfolio/)[Web Development](https://inkfire.co.uk/portfolio-type/web-development/) Web Development14 Sep 2026 Access Your Life. # A digital home rebuilt around trust, accessibility and lived experience. Access Your Life came to Inkfire after years of difficult experiences with websites that were expensive, hard to manage and ultimately failed the people relying on them. We rebuilt the platform from the ground up around their disabled-led team, their community and the trust they had already earned offline. The result is a secure, accessible and maintainable WordPress platform with a clearer user journey, a backend the team can actually manage and a visual system that reflects the warmth, energy and credibility of Access Your Life. [Visit live site](https://accessyourlife.co.uk/) Worked on this Project details ClientAccess Your Life IndustryMobility Equipment & Disability Support LocationUnited Kingdom ServicesWeb Design · Development · Accessibility · Security & Support Live site[accessyourlife.co.uk](https://accessyourlife.co.uk/) 20kFirst-month impressions Ground-upRebuild AccessibleBy design SimpleTeam editing OngoingSupport Case StudyAccessibilityWordPressDisabled-led The challenge ## When the website became a burden, the brief was bigger than a redesign. Access Your Life did not need another agency promising a shinier website. After years of disappointing experiences, significant investment and systems that were difficult to manage, they needed a digital partner they could trust. Their existing website had become a drain on a small disabled-led team. Simple changes took too long, information fell out of date, support had been unreliable, and a previous hacking incident had compounded the feeling that the platform was working against them rather than for them. We rebuilt the website from the ground up around the people who actually had to use it, both the team managing the platform and the community relying on it. ### Rebuild trust Listen first, explain clearly, and replace uncertainty with a project the team could understand and shape. ### Make accessibility structural Accessibility had to sit inside the information architecture, interface decisions and day-to-day content workflow. ### Give the team control Create a backend the whole team could manage without turning routine edits into technical jobs. ### Build for the long term Security, forms, integrations and ongoing support needed to feel dependable rather than fragile. [Image: Access Your Life website shown across a branded project presentation] Design system ## A brighter, human visual language. Rather than flattening Access Your Life into a generic accessibility aesthetic, the interface leans into the brand already trusted by its community: bold colour, generous curves, direct language and legible typography. The website feels lively without becoming noisy. **AYL Pink**#df157c **AYL Blue**#179ad6 **AYL Yellow**#f4c946 **AYL Green**#83be56 **AYL Purple**#7c59a9 **AYL Orange**#de7450 Typography ### Atkinson Hyperlegible Aa Clear letterforms and generous spacing support readability without making the brand feel clinical. Weight does the hierarchy work, rather than tiny text or low-contrast decoration. Interface principles ### Friendly without sacrificing clarity. - Rounded, generous containers that visually group related tasks. - Strong contrast and obvious interactive states. - Colour used as reinforcement, never as the only way to communicate meaning. - Plain-language navigation designed around real mobility journeys. Design in action ## Designed around real journeys, not backend gymnastics. The team needed to publish, update and support people without wrestling with the CMS. Visitors needed to move through a large amount of guidance without feeling lost. Those two needs shaped the build equally. [Image: Access Your Life mobile-focused project design showing the website on a smartphone] Mobile journeys were treated as a first-class experience, not a compressed version of desktop. [Image: Access Your Life accessibility-focused project design shown on a laptop] Accessibility, content clarity and a recognisable brand system work together rather than competing for attention. ### Clearer journeys Information architecture and page structures were rebuilt around the questions people actually arrive with. ### Manageable content The backend was simplified so the AYL team could keep information current without depending on a developer for routine edits. ### Safer foundations Security measures were put in place across key touchpoints including forms and integrations, alongside continued support after launch. What changed ## From fragile to dependable. **20k**impressions in the first month after launch Momentum returned quickly. The team began receiving regular messages through the site, while community feedback repeatedly highlighted how clear, accessible and easy the new experience felt to use. ### Accessible and easier to manage A platform designed to work for the disabled-led team running it, not just the people visiting it. ### Improved visibility and engagement The rebuilt site gave Access Your Life a stronger digital presence and a practical tool for reaching its community. ### Confidence restored Instead of avoiding the website, the team could use it again as part of how they grow, connect and support people. ### Support beyond launch Inkfire stayed involved after launch, resolving bugs, refining accessibility and helping the platform settle into everyday use. “For us, this project is a perfect example of what happens when accessibility, trust, and listening come first. We couldn’t be prouder of the end result or the timeline in which we achieved such a phenomenal project within!” Lauren, Co-Founder, Access Your Life Built to keep working ## A platform they can own, with a relationship built to last. Access Your Life needed more than a launch day. The project was built around a sustainable working relationship: a site the team can manage, support when something genuinely needs technical attention, and space for the platform to evolve with the community it serves. [Visit Access Your Life](https://accessyourlife.co.uk/)[Read the full case study](https://inkfire.co.uk/access-your-life/)[Start a project](https://inkfire.co.uk/contact-us/) ### Project focus Ground-up WordPress rebuild, accessible UX, security, content architecture, simplified editorial workflows and ongoing technical support. 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