Mowaamah is part of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development’s programs, launched in the implementation of the Kingdom’s Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To provide a suitable working environment for persons with disabilities, according to specific criteria and requirements, enabling the enterprise to obtain the necessary license to employ them.
Direct Access offers full facility audits that can inform decisions about achieving a Mowaamah certification. We believe the journey towards wide-scale inclusion of People of Determination begins with nurturing diversity, but understand that the means of producing built environments that cater to the broadest possible population can often be complex. As a team, we believe this is indisputably demonstrative of the fact that going beyond minimum requirements is actually required to truly integrate accessibility in a meaningful way for any built environment.
For the past twenty years, we have reviewed work environments for accessibility Saudi Arabia, as well the United Kingdom and the United States. Drawing from a range of existing international guidance and legislation while simultaneously developing our own innovative strategies, Direct Access has successfully delivered accessibility audits for huge designer shopping outlets, national festivals, as well as large-scale entertainment projects in the United Arab Emirates, most famously at Expo 2020 Dubai, where our founder was the Director of Accessibility.
Equally, Direct Access can deliver detailed guidance on the less tangible, oft-overlooked digital and social aspects of an accessible environment, ensuring that pre-visit information remains accessible to people with various types of disability, as well as effective and detailed on-site safety procedures in the event of any emergency, drawing on international best practices in disability inclusion for People of Determination, advising on the applicability of the Saudi Building Code, as well as Mostadam, but going beyond that to deliver more than just legislative requirements.
Direct Access also fully recognises the scale of the commitment that the Kingdom has made towards Saudi Vision 2030, an undertaking that we are already contributing towards with our other clients, such as the Diriyah Gate (DGDA) authority. Working with local architectural firms, we are playing a key role in ensuring that the northwestern outskirts of Riyadh become a major tourist and cultural destination, with a specific focus on building development and educational provision.
Direct Access is noted for providing employment to a notably disabled workforce (roughly 86% of us have some form of disability). This has been achieved not only due to the relevance of our trade as access consultants but also because we have integrated inclusive philosophies within our recruitment process, acknowledging that long-term equity comes with a best-practice approach. For these reasons, we have developed accessibility strategies for various organizations with similar ambitions to meet the standards of the Mowaamah program through accessibility consultations.
So if you are looking to make your workplace accessible for disabled people, contact our team today! Our accredited consultants will help you achieve local legislation standards of access, including Mowaamah certification while guiding you to take actions that will take your site one step further to meet international best practice access standards.
Unit 3706,
Platinum Tower JLT-PH1-12,
Jumeirah Lakes Towers,
Dubai,
UAE.
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