Youth Pictability
A fork of Pictability reimagined for young people — vision boarding, life goal-setting, and long-horizon thinking co-designed with the cohort it was built for.
Read Case StudyInclusive Design Studio · Sydney
Inclusive by Design
Design that serves communities.
We help NFPs, allied health organisations, government departments and SMEs make communication clearer, design more inclusive, and accessibility genuinely achievable — for every person they serve. Whether you’re a government department, a community organisation, or a small business that just wants to do things right — we work with anyone who’s ready to put people first.
We take complex information and make it easier and clearer for all people to understand.
That means older people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds — and anyone who has ever felt left out by design that wasn’t made with them in mind.
When you design for the people most excluded, you make things better for everyone. That’s the curb cut effect — and it’s the principle behind everything we do.
We are accessible about accessibility. We don’t gatekeep. We meet you where you are.
What We Do
Sense-making. Then execution.
From brand strategy and visual communication to co-design, web builds, and AI-powered tools — we hold the whole journey. Our clients don't need to have the answers. They just need to be ready to start.
Co-Design & Human-Centred Design
Our approach at its core. We design with the people solutions are built for — not around assumptions about them. Lived experience, community voice, and real feedback shape every decision. The result is design that works because the right people were in the room from the start.
Accessible Brand Identity & Strategy
Inclusive brands built to last — from logo to design system
Visual Communication & Infographics
Complex data made beautifully clear and accessible
Accessible Web Design
WCAG 2.2 AA compliant — built for everyone, from day one
Product & Packaging Design
Purpose-led design, sustainably and accessibly considered
Training & Capacity Building
Building your team's accessibility capability from the inside
AI Strategy
Accessible, safety-first AI tools — built from lived experience
WCAG 2.2 AA
Compliant standard
100% Accessibility-First
Every project, every time
Lived Experience
Not just theory
Co-Design Approach
Nothing about them, without them
How We Work
We start where
you are.
You don't need to know what accessibility means before you come to us. You just need to be ready. We hold the whole journey — from first conversation through to design solutions that go to market. We prototype early, test with real people, and adjust as we go — because the world doesn't wait for a perfect brief.
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Discovery
No judgment. An initial conversation to understand where you are, what you're working with, and where you want to get to.
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Lived Experience
We bring teaching from real, lived perspectives — not just theory. You learn to see accessibility as an opportunity, not a burden.
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Co-Design
Nothing about your users without your users. We co-design solutions with the people they're built for.
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Design Process
From print to digital — we take your solutions through a rigorous design process that puts accessibility first.
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Execution
We deliver. Whether that's a brand, a web build, a product, or a toolkit — we see it through to completion.
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Go to Market
You launch with confidence, with the skills and systems to keep your accessibility practice alive and growing.
Who We Are
Accessibility isn’t a checkbox for us. It’s personal.
The Toy Cartel was founded by Jackie and Jasper in 2023. We bring both professional expertise and lived experience to every project. We’ve seen what it looks like when design leaves people out, and we’re here to change that.
We work across the full journey from discovery through to execution, because piecemeal accessibility work rarely creates lasting change.
- Humble and non-judgmental
- No gatekeeping. We pass on what we know.
- Purpose-driven, not compliance-driven
- Nothing about them, without them
A world where accessibility and universal design are at the forefront of everything — not an afterthought or a compliance exercise.
Testing and trust.
What our clients say.
Social proof matters, but we keep it grounded in real outcomes and lived experience.
“Clear communication and co-design made a complex process genuinely usable for our community.”
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“The work moved us from compliance anxiety to practical accessibility confidence.”
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“The process was rigorous, kind, and outcomes-focused from discovery through delivery.”
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Common Questions
You probably have questions.
We have honest answers.
What is WCAG, and what does WCAG 2.2 AA mean?
WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the international standard for digital accessibility. WCAG 2.2 AA is the current benchmark, including criteria for cognitive accessibility and mobile usability, and it is the standard TTC designs to.
Who actually benefits from accessible design — isn’t it just for people with disability?
Accessible design helps far more people than most expect. Captions, plain language, high contrast, and clear structure support people with disability, people under stress, people using mobile in poor conditions, and anyone trying to understand information quickly.
Is inaccessible design illegal in Australia?
It can be. The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 applies to digital services, and inaccessible websites can constitute unlawful discrimination. For government, WCAG compliance is policy; for others, there is still a legal obligation to take reasonable accessibility steps.
What is co-design, and how is it different from user testing?
User testing evaluates something after it exists. Co-design shapes solutions before they are locked in, with the people affected involved in decision-making. Co-design reduces rework by preventing wrong assumptions earlier.
What’s “lived experience” and why does it matter for design?
Lived experience is direct personal knowledge of barriers and real-world constraints. It improves design quality because it surfaces what research alone often misses. TTC combines lived experience and professional practice as equal inputs.
We’ve tried accessible design before and it didn’t stick. What usually goes wrong?
Common failures are solving the wrong problem, excluding affected communities from decisions, or treating accessibility as a one-off task. Lasting results come from process change as well as outputs.
We already have an accessibility audit or policy. Why would we need co-design too?
Audits identify technical gaps and policies define intent, but neither confirms people can use what you build. Co-design addresses lived usability and helps teams resolve root causes, not just symptoms.
When in the process should accessibility come in?
As early as possible. Accessibility and co-design are cheapest and most effective at discovery and concept stages, but they still deliver meaningful improvements when introduced mid-build or post-launch.
I have a product or project already underway — is it too late to bring you in?
No. TTC works pre-concept, mid-build, and post-launch. The intervention changes by stage, but there is always practical work that can move an existing project toward genuinely inclusive outcomes.
Do you work with small businesses and NFPs?
Yes. TTC works with organisations of different sizes, from community groups and NFPs to government and enterprise. Scope is adjusted to context without compromising accessibility-first practice.
How much does it cost to work with TTC?
There is no fixed rate card because scope and context vary. TTC uses a sliding-scale model, with lower investment for not-for-profits and community organisations than enterprise or government for equivalent work.
Let’s Talk
Tell us what you’re working on.
Whether you have a brief ready or just a hunch that something needs to change — we’d like to hear about it. No judgment, no jargon. We’ll come back to you within one business day.
No pitch. Just genuine care about making your work more inclusive.