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Sunshine Coast Council announces 10+10+ Vision Campaign for Brisbane 2032
Sunshine Coast Council announces 10+10+ Vision Campaign for Brisbane 2032 Sunshine Coast Council, along with members from the Sunshine Coast 2032 Legacy Plan Community Reference Group, officially launched its 10+10+ Vision for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games last month. The purpose of this vision is to create a
Read More...Highlighting the importance of social accessibility
At Direct Access, we champion how positive social experiences can have a resulting positive impact on the lives of disabled people. Highlighting the importance of social accessibility is in turnkey to achieving this. Ranging from the emotional well-being of individual disabled people to wider perceptions of inclusivity in the public
Read More...Direct Access to make Nantwich home to the most inclusive eateries with Accessible Menus
Direct Access to make Nantwich home to the most inclusive eateries in the UK Direct Access to make Nantwich home to the most inclusive eateries with Accessible Menus Our Cheshire-based disability access consultancy have made it our mission to ensure that Braille and Large Print accessible menus are available at as many
Read More...Direct Access partners with City of Allen, Texas to audit all parks
Direct Access partners with City of Allen, Texas to audit all public parks We are overjoyed to announce that we have partnered with the City of Allen, Texas to complete the self-evaluation and ADA transition plan for the city’s parks. Working with the City of Allen’s Parks and Recreation Department
Read More...Direct Access to deliver accessibility audits for the Royal Armouries Museum Group
Direct Access to deliver accessibility to the Royal Armouries Museums Direct Access to deliver accessibility audits for the Royal Armouries Museum Group Direct Access is honoured to announce that we will be working with the Royal Armouries on their sites in London, Leeds and Portsmouth to deliver independent accessibility audits
Read More...Disabled children underserved in schools post-Covid
Disabled children underserved in schools post-covid Several news outlets have reported recently about the staff shortage crisis affecting schools, and by extension, the state of education for current and future generations of disabled children across the United Kingdom. Some of the main issues that were highlighted in Ofsted’s latest report
Read More...How to maintain evacuation chairs at your premises
How to best maintain evacuation chairs on your premises Despite their purpose to protect the public, evacuation chairs are often an afterthought within built environments that require them. At best, they are kept in a stairwell behind the entrance or within a storage cupboard well out of plain sight. Sometimes,
Read More...Going on your journey to inclusion
Diversity of access and inclusion regardless of race, gender, background etc. are integral to the development of a just and equal society in which a person’s physical, cognitive, social, or emotional experiences are validated and protected. We often think of access as merely a means of providing entry or egress
Read More...Workplace culture and cognitive exclusion
At Direct Access, we provide accessibility expertise based on a foundation rooted in the direct experiences of disabled people, from members of our team who themselves are disabled, to citizens local to whichever site we have been asked to audit. Because of this, we pride ourselves on research and consultation,
Read More...Green Space Dark Skies featured on BBC Two
Green Space Dark Skies Featured on BBC Two A large-scale outdoor experience for which Direct Access managed accessibility and inclusion, Green Space Dark Skies was a program of Unboxed 2022 that allowed visitors to experience beautiful green spaces across the UK via night-time illuminations. This week, a television program dedicated
Read More...Accessibility for Electric Car Charge Points
Accessibility guide for electric car charge points The BSI has recently released PAS 1899:2022, detailing new accessibility specifications for electric car charge points, as well as the public realm surrounding said charger points, and guidance detailing online information provision for charger points. The specification factors differing power ratings and locations
Read More...What makes modern student accommodation accessible to disabled students?
What makes modern student accomodation accessible? At Direct Access, we regularly encounter horror stories about students excluded from proper access to their education environments due to insufficiently constructed student accommodation failing to meet their needs and a lack of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation. A quick internet search reveals how common a
Read More...The Direct Access guide to Counter Loops
The Direct Access guide to Counter Loops Whether for retail, bank, library, or education settings, providing suitable and compliant loop systems for public-facing sites makes the difference between a deaf and hard-of-hearing person accessing your services completely barrier-free, or becoming a victim of discrimination. Failing to provide suitable and compliant
Read More...How does the Direct Access tactile map board work?
Direct Access has the immense privilege of contributing to the merge of two quickly synthesising worlds; technological innovation, and accessibility (which we are all about), with the launch of our new Tactile Braille Map Boards. But what is a Tactile Braille Map Board? How do they work? To explain this,
Read More...New service engineer joins Direct Access
New service engineer joins the Direct Access Team We are excited to announce that a new service and installation engineer, Andrew Lomas, has joined our team this month. His post comes as a result of increasing requests for our expanding accessible product range following on from the launch our latest
Read More...Direct Access providing Calm Corner for Autistic Visitors at Nantwich Food Festival 2022
Direct Access providing Calm Corner at Nantwich Food Festival 2022 The organisers of Nantwich Food Festival have confirmed that Direct Access will be attending the latest edition of the popular food festival this September. Our consultancy is proud to be providing a quiet space, which we have dubbed the Calm
Read More...The relationship between extreme heatwaves and disability complications
The relationship between extreme heatwaves and disability compliciations As of the time I write this blog (on the 19th of July 2022), the UK is undergoing one of its most intense heatwaves ever, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees for the very first time on record. Although we have seen a
Read More...The health benefits of quiet and sensory rooms
The human mind and body are amazing feats of nature. They are both equipped to do incredible things, but as a result of stress, it is very possible that health issues could occur. In the case of our wellbeing and mental health, in the same way that we recommend eating healthily
Read More...Providing accessibility for autistic and neurodiverse children
Providing accessibility for autistic and neurodiverse children The degree to which accessibility is considered in school environments lays out an important foundation for how children perceive the world and providing accessible environments, as well as teaching methods, cannot be understated for this reason. This is the case because, in addition
Read More...Why providing sign language content is essential to digital media
When talking about accessibility, what first comes to mind for most people is the physical environment; the tangible space with which a disabled person might interact. However, there are many other areas we ought to consider when working out how to generate truly accessible environments. In today’s blog, we will
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