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Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery – Accessibility Consultancy

A close up photograph of an open gate leading to a walkway surrounded by a lush green garden. On the gate is a square sign displaying a white capital T, representing the Tullie Museum and Art Gallery.

Direct Access are the Accessibility Consultants for the Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, helping Cumbria become a thriving place for everyone through the development and implementation of an accessibility and inclusivity strategy / plan with a focus on inclusive design to attract local, national and international users of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Tullie […]

DA client the Science Museum Group opens new Energy Revolution Gallery

A side by side image of two exhibits at the Energy Revolution Gallery at the Science Museum representing renewable energy projects on Orkney and tidal turbine blades.

Direct Access clients the Science Museum Group have unveiled a major new (and free) gallery; Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery. It will explore how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably to urgently reduce carbon dioxide emissions from global energy systems and limit the impact of climate change. The museum has […]

Designing inclusive retail and shopping spaces for accessibility

A photograph of Cheshire Oaks retail outlet on a sunny afternoon. A few cloud dot the otherwise blue sky as shoppers walk along the promenade. To the right of the image are Dune and Clogau stores.

It is no secret that the rise of E-commerce, quickly accelerated by changes in people’s spending habits and the realities of our world economy, has resulted in physical retail spaces suffering losses in both consumer and business interest. However, while shopping for our favourite brands has never been easier for the average consumer, and that […]

The 5 C’s Public Realms Project, Belfast – Accessibility Consultancy

A proof of concept photograph of the proposed new design of Chichester Street in Belfast showing a bustling street front with new modern buildings.

Direct Access were the accessibility consultants for the 5 C’s Project in Belfast, providing a review of 5 proposed street refurbishments for The Department for Communities (DfC) Belfast Regeneration Directorate. The Five Cs Project is the first project to come forward from the Developers Contributions Framework and is a public realm scheme which aims to […]

Tactile Objects and Models are the Future of Accessibility

A banner with text reading "Accessible Interpretation of Wildlife" alongside two photographs. One shows a bald eagle stood on a wooden pole, the other a duplicate of the eagle as a tactile, white statue.

Most disabled people from lived experience understand what segregation and exclusion feels like. But ask the average disabled person what accessibility means to them, you are pretty much guaranteed to get a different answer every time.  To a wheelchair user, it might mean facilities offering automatic doors, wheelchair ramps, and split-height counters.  To someone with […]

How cafés, pubs and restaurants can better serve disabled patrons

A young Caucasian man who is a wheelchair user eats on the terrace of a restaurant with a Caucasian male friend. The friend assists by cutting his food up with a knife and fork.

One of our team’s favourite subjects for blogs, (like this one), is using our combined knowledge of accessibility to make recommendations to business owners about how they can become more inclusive to current and (potentially future) disabled customers.  Whether that’s by speaking about issues we regularly identify when we do access audits for clients within […]