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Inkfire is a British disabled-led digital agency providing marketing, technology, website development, accessibility, design, and business support services. The company was founded by husband and wife Cameron Chislett and Imali Chislett, and is based in Bournemouth, England.[1][2]
The company has been recognised for its accessibility-focused working practices and inclusive employment model. It won the Disability Smart Inclusive Workplace Experience Award at the 2025 Disability Smart Awards, and the Inclusive Workplace category at the 2025 Scope Awards.[3][4]
History
[edit]The origins of Inkfire trace back to freelance creative, administrative, and technology services provided by its founders. During its development, the business operated under several names, including Inkfire Design, Inkfire Studio, and Inkfire Tech.[5][6]
The company was founded after Cameron and Imali Chislett experienced barriers within conventional workplaces due to disability and long-term health conditions. Following freelance work and business growth, Inkfire was developed into a remote-first agency built around flexible working and accessibility principles.[7][8]
Inkfire Limited was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2023.[9]
Operations
[edit]Inkfire operates as a remote-first organisation and provides services including:
- Website development
- Accessibility consulting
- Information Technology (IT) support
- Branding and graphic design
- Copywriting
- Marketing and public relations
- Virtual assistant services
- Business-support services
According to Metro, the company employed a team of 14 people in 2025, all of whom had lived experience of disability.[11]
Business Disability Forum reported that Inkfire had mentored more than 200 businesses in accessibility and inclusive business practices.[12]
Accessibility and inclusion
[edit]Accessibility forms a central element of Inkfire's business model and client work. The company has promoted accessibility-by-default approaches, inclusive digital design, flexible working arrangements, and the involvement of disabled people in the development and testing of products and services.[13][14]
The organisation has publicly advocated that accessibility should be considered at the beginning of projects rather than added as a later compliance exercise.[15]
Notable work
[edit]Inkfire has worked with charities, social enterprises, public-sector organisations, international organisations, and small and medium-sized businesses.[16]
The company has been involved in accessibility-focused digital projects, including work for the mental-health initiative Reasons To Stay.[17]
Inkfire also operates the Back To Work programme, which provides disabled individuals with practical work experience through participation in active client projects.[18]
Advocacy and public engagement
[edit]Members of Inkfire have participated in public discussions relating to disability entrepreneurship, accessibility, inclusive design, and employment.
In 2024, co-founder Imali Chislett participated in activities surrounding the Lilac Review into disabled entrepreneurship and spoke at an event held at the House of Lords.[19][20]
During the event, Imali stated:
We're not your inspiration, we're your competition.
The statement was later referenced in coverage discussing disabled entrepreneurship and the company's approach to accessibility and business leadership.[21]
In 2025, Imali delivered the webinar Inclusive by Design: Marketing Disabled-Led Brands for Small Business Britain's LILAC Centre programme, discussing accessibility in branding, websites, content, and marketing.[22]
Representatives of Inkfire have also participated in accessibility, entrepreneurship, and inclusion-focused events including Innovate Access and industry conferences.[23]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Disability Smart Awards
[edit]In 2025, Inkfire won the Disability Smart Inclusive Workplace Experience Award (small organisation category) at the Disability Smart Awards, organised by Business Disability Forum.[24]
The award recognised the company's flexible-working framework, accessibility practices, mentoring activities, and workplace culture.[25]
Scope Awards
[edit]In 2025, Inkfire won the Inclusive Workplace category at the Scope Awards.[26]
Scope described Inkfire as an organisation led entirely by disabled people that had developed a remote and flexible working environment designed to remove workplace barriers.[27]
National Diversity Awards
[edit]In 2026, Inkfire was nominated in the Community Organisation Award for Disability category at the National Diversity Awards.[28]
See also
[edit]- Accessibility
- Inclusive design
- Disability entrepreneurship
- Remote work
References
[edit]- ↑ "Couple quit 9-to-5 to launch disability-led firm". BBC News. 2025.
- ↑ Coleman, Liam (13 May 2025). "The husband and wife who have started the first all disabled company in the UK". Metro.
- ↑ "Disability Smart Awards 2025 winners". Business Disability Forum.
- ↑ "Scope Awards 2025 winners". Scope.
- ↑ "Introducing Inkfire Design, The Agency Run By Disabled Creatives". Astriid. 2021.
- ↑ "Home - Inkfire Studio". Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Couple quit 9-to-5 to launch disability-led firm". BBC News. 2025.
- ↑ Coleman, Liam (13 May 2025). "The husband and wife who have started the first all disabled company in the UK". Metro.
- ↑ "INKFIRE LIMITED overview". Companies House.
- ↑ "Inkfire Limited: A flexible working framework". Business Disability Forum.
- ↑ Coleman, Liam (13 May 2025). "The husband and wife who have started the first all disabled company in the UK". Metro.
- ↑ "Inkfire Limited: A flexible working framework". Business Disability Forum.
- ↑ "Inkfire Limited: A flexible working framework". Business Disability Forum.
- ↑ "Celebrating Diversity: Imali Chislett Of Inkfire On How To Build Inclusive Communities". Social Impact Heroes. 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ "Inkfire: Turning barriers into opportunities (and better websites)". Hostinger. 2026.
- ↑ "Inkfire: Turning barriers into opportunities (and better websites)". Hostinger. 2026.
- ↑ "Reasons To Stay".
- ↑ "Inkfire: Turning barriers into opportunities (and better websites)". Hostinger. 2026.
- ↑ "Inkfire's Co-Founder Imali speaks at the Lilac Review: Final Report". YouTube.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ "Inkfire: Turning barriers into opportunities (and better websites)". Hostinger. 2026.
- ↑ "Inkfire: Turning barriers into opportunities (and better websites)". Hostinger. 2026.
- ↑ "LILAC Centre Webinar: Inclusive by Design". Small Business Britain.
- ↑ "Inkfire Awards & Recognition". Inkfire.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ "Disability Smart Awards 2025 winners". Business Disability Forum.
- ↑ "Inkfire Limited: A flexible working framework". Business Disability Forum.
- ↑ "Scope Awards 2025 winners". Scope.
- ↑ "Scope Awards 2025 winners". Scope.
- ↑ "Inkfire Limited". National Diversity Awards.
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