Access

for Everybody

Award-winning Universal Design and Accessibility experts. Led by disabled people.

Direct Access has led the accessibility and inclusion field since our inception in 2004. We are a DOBE™ certified Disability Owned and Operated Business Enterprise providing accessibility consultancy based on our real lived experience of disability. 

We enable organisations to create inclusive environments that meet and exceed accessibility standards and building regulations. 

We work with clients, architects and design teams working on small community venues to UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Two men (Steven Mifsud and Steve Dering) look at blueprint on a building site in the desert at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Consultancy

Following best practice and meeting your obligations under the Equality Act.

A close-up shot of a man's hands feeling a Direct Access tactile map board.

Media

Our recording studios and tactile production facilities produce a wide variety of accessible information – empowering people.

A photograph of the Direct Access Evacuation Chair.

Products

Key accessible products that make a real and substantial difference to the lives of people with disabilities

A Selection of

Our Work

Latest

News

Interior of St Pancras International - a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. The Eurostar train platform can be seen on the left.
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Improving access for hearing aid users at train stations

In the wake of COVID-19, the travelling habits of commuters across the world were forced to adapt to a new world of masks, distancing, and online ticket purchases. Although it would be a huge understatement to minimise the impact of the pandemic on any nation’s transport infrastructure, the UK was

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A young white man with short brown hair sits at a desk typing on his Mac computer. On his desk are numerous notepads and a cup of coffee.
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Achieving Accessible Website Compliancy

Ensuring that your website is fully accessible to disabled people is becoming an increasingly vital element in the success of any institution with a public-facing platform. Whether you are a small charity owner, servant of a local government, or CEO of a large conglomerate business, chances are you also own

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A wide-view of a modern living room with the sun permeating from behind white blinds. A brown corner sofa positioned in front a flat screen television. A counter below it has PlayStation remotes, games consoles, and film books.
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How Direct Access reviews residential buildings for accessibility​

The Equality Act 2010, BS8300, Part M Building Regulations, Lifetime Homes Standards, and the Wheelchair Housing Design Guide (among various other legislations) sets out clear expectations and legal precedence outlining how building owners must promote the personal independence and comfort of their residents (of which many of are statistically likely

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A Head shape with colourful chalk spots to symbolise neurodiversity.
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Neurodiversity training: Accessibility for the mind

Neurodiversity training: Accessibility for the mind Providing neurodiversity training is a crucial element in generating truly accessible workplaces. This is because if staff members know how to accommodate cognitive disabilities, not only are welcoming and inclusive environments encouraged, but the likelihood of engagement among neurodiverse people will likely increase, creating

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Panoramic wide angle view of Warkworth Castle in Northumberland with tourists sat on a stone bench in the foreground.
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Making heritage sites inclusive & accessible for disabled people

Making heritage sites inclusive and accessible Reserving our heritage and learning from the successes and mistakes of old are crucial in the development of a positive and better tomorrow. And nowhere is this truer than in the world of man-made structures. As society, in service of creating a better world

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Address

United Kingdom
Suite GB,
Pepper House,
Market Street,
Nantwich,
Cheshire,
CW5 5DQ.

Ireland
77 Camden Street Lower,
Dublin,
D02 XE80.

Phone & Email

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Phone

+44 1270 626222

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United Kingdom
Suite GB,
Pepper House,
Market Street,
Nantwich,
Cheshire,
CW5 5DQ.

Ireland
77 Camden Street Lower,
Dublin,
D02 XE80.

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