{"id":4179,"date":"2025-08-13T08:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:58:42","slug":"university-of-brighton-honours-steven-mifsud-mbe-for-transformative-work-in-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/university-of-brighton-honours-steven-mifsud-mbe-for-transformative-work-in-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Brighton Honours Steven Mifsud MBE for Transformative Work in Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4179\" class=\"elementor elementor-4179\" 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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src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Steven-Mifsud-MBE-accepts-an-Honourary-Doctorate-alongside-Co-Director-Jude-Mifsud-e1753971958793-ra6uxcrqeigmq41fe2yzupuwwhvpqu4qws3btbybg0.jpg\" title=\"Steven-Mifsud-MBE-accepts-an-Honourary-Doctorate-alongside-Co-Director-Jude-Mifsud-e1753971958793\" alt=\"A photograph of Steven Mifsud MBE posing for a photo alongside his wife, Direct Access Co-Director Jude Mifsud. Steven is wearing a blue and red graduation robe and holding a black tubular scroll containing his doctorate. Jude is wearing a half-sequined silver dress. Both are smiling.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf038\" data-id=\"6cdf038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cca54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cca54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University of Brighton has awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts to Steven Mifsud MBE in recognition of his exceptional contributions to accessibility and inclusive design through his leadership of Direct Access, the award-winning consultancy he founded in 2004. He was formerly a student at the University thirty prior, where he studied Architecture.<\/p><p>Direct Access was established with a mission to ensure inclusion is integral to the built environment, not an afterthought. Under Mifsud\u2019s leadership, the firm has expanded from its UK base to deliver transformative projects across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, reshaping how accessibility is understood and implemented globally.<\/p><p>Direct Access has also been instrumental in introducing innovative solutions, including the use of QR codes for sign language narration in museums, enabling members of the Deaf community to engage with exhibits independently.\u00a0<\/p><p>The firm\u2019s approach has set new benchmarks in accessibility, ensuring that public spaces, cultural institutions, and transport networks are designed to welcome all users from the outset.<\/p><p>Mifsud\u2019s expertise has been sought globally, contributing to the accessibility framework for the United Nations COP28 conference and leading municipal accessibility plans across the United States to improve services for disabled communities. In the UK, Direct Access has collaborated with leading architectural to embed accessibility in the earliest stages of design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976ba7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"976ba7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35dead3\" data-id=\"35dead3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1b7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e1b7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67987f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67987f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a disability-owned and disability-inclusive employer, Direct Access has built a business model aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on economic empowerment and social impact within the accessibility sector. The firm\u2019s work demonstrates that prioritising inclusion not only benefits disabled people but also strengthens organisations and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Mifsud\u2019s contributions to the field have been widely recognised. He has been named multiple times on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list of the UK\u2019s most influential disabled people, received the Salt of the Earth Award in 2019, and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2021 for services to international trade and inclusive design.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on his lived experience of being profoundly deaf, Mifsud has dedicated his career to dismantling barriers and challenging assumptions about disability, advocating that accessibility is a fundamental human right and a source of innovation. Through Direct Access, his work has made a tangible difference to countless lives worldwide, reinforcing a vision of a world where everyone has the right to participate fully and equally.<\/p>\n<p>The consultancy\u2019s portfolio includes work on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Science Museum Group, and the delivery of step-free access for Transport for London ahead of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. At Expo 2020 Dubai, Mifsud served first as Project Director for Universal Design and then as Director of Accessibility, pioneering initiatives such as sensory rating cards, sensory rooms, and Changing Places toilets to enhance inclusion at scale. Subsequently, he was a Director of Accessibility at EXPO for COP28 and has worked on several new-build construction projects in the United Arab Emirates, as well as Qatar and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Brighton recognised that Mifsud\u2019s achievements align closely with the institution\u2019s core values of creativity, sustainability, partnership, and inclusivity, and his influence continues to shape global accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<p>In awarding Steven Mifsud MBE with an Honorary Doctor of Arts, the University acknowledges his outstanding leadership in advancing accessibility, and his ongoing commitment to creating spaces and services that leave no one behind.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mifsud MBE took the stage to accept the doctorate on Thursday 31<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;July.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a7c95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a7c95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edf93b5\" data-id=\"edf93b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ea379 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"35ea379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/how-accessibility-unlocks-better-workouts-and-better-business\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">How Accessibility Unlocks Better Workouts\u2014And Better Business<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/airports-for-all-how-accessibility-drives-revenue-growth\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Airports for All: How Accessibility Drives Revenue Growth<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b922621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b922621\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9b50c2\" data-id=\"b9b50c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Brighton has awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts to Steven Mifsud MBE in recognition of his exceptional contributions to accessibility and inclusive design through his leadership of Direct Access, the award-winning consultancy he founded in 2004. 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