{"id":2163,"date":"2024-01-02T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:11:49","slug":"steve-dering-to-discuss-accessibility-at-the-iaapa-middle-east-trade-summit-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/steve-dering-to-discuss-accessibility-at-the-iaapa-middle-east-trade-summit-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Dering to discuss accessibility at the IAAPA Middle East Trade Summit 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2163\" class=\"elementor elementor-2163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd27e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed 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The panel also includes representatives of Dubai Holding Entertainment, SEVEN, Miral Experiences, and various others.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Steve will offer constructive advice based on the specific design ideas, philosophies, and approaches which brought Direct Access success when we delivered both design consultancy and provided day-to-day accessibility management on the then new build of Expo City Dubai, who hosted both Expo 2020 and the recent COP28 conference.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">In addition, Steve will discuss how we have approached our ongoing consultancy work on the Qiddiya City entertainment megaproject in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p><p>The Agenda of the event as well as various options for signing up 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