Lived Experience Community

Design that connects us

Become a member of Mima's lived experience user engagement community

At Mima, a cornerstone of our approach is the ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’ ethos. Our accessibility and inclusive design team is led and run by consultants with lived experience of disability and other protected characteristics under the Equality Act (2010).

We invite you to join our lived experience user engagement database: a growing community of individuals who are passionate about improving accessibility and inclusion.

Mima's Accessibility & Inclusive Design Consultant team in a group shot together in a London office. They are smiling and laughing together. — Mima's Accessibility & Inclusive Design Consultant team

We design human-centred spaces and experiences - co-created with people with lived experience, using deep research, creativity and decades of expertise to solve complex challenges with inclusive solutions.

We'd love for you to join our lived experience user engagement database: a growing community of individuals who are passionate about improving accessibility and inclusion. By signing up, you’ll be invited to take part in future projects, workshops, user testing, and one-to-one interviews.

All participation is paid and we will compensate you for your time and expertise. For any in-person research, travel and access costs are always covered.

Please complete the short contact form here to register your interest in being part of our panel. We will only reach out to you with opportunities that are relevant to your experience.

You can opt out at any time, and all information is kept strictly confidential and used only for internal research purposes. Please email us if you wish to be removed or update your details.

If you have any questions, need support completing the form or require the form in an alternative format, please contact us at by email here or call us on 020 7593 2900.

Find details of our Mima Volunteer Privacy Notice here.

Mel from Mima's Accessibility & Inclusive Design team who is a wheelchair user, sits across a table from two people on a lived experience panel. They are in discussion and have notepads on the table in front. — Mel Barber, Accessibility & Inclusive Design Consultant at Mima at a meeting with members of our lived experience panel

Mel Barber, a wheelchair user with members of a lived experience panel conducting surveys in an outdoor area surrounded by planting. — Mel with members of a lived experience panel conducting surveys in an outdoor area.

Tash and Emily from the Mima team in a meeting room with people from a lived experience panel. They are sat around a table in discussion. — Tash and Emily from the Mima team in discussions at a lived experience panel event