Nantwich Food Festival – Event Planning
Direct Access collaborated with Nantwich Food Festival to provide a Calm Corner for attendees of the 2022 edition of the event, the 21st food festival and the very first since the COVID-19 pandemic. The quiet room space, which our team named the Calm Corner, provided a point of refuge for neurodiverse individuals at the festival […]
How does the Direct Access tactile map board work?
Direct Access has the immense privilege of contributing to the merge of two quickly synthesising worlds; technological innovation, and accessibility (which we are all about), with the launch of our new Tactile Braille Map Boards. But what is a Tactile Braille Map Board? How do they work? To explain this, we first need to dive […]
New service engineer joins Direct Access
New service engineer joins the Direct Access Team We are excited to announce that a new service and installation engineer, Andrew Lomas, has joined our team this month. His post comes as a result of increasing requests for our expanding accessible product range following on from the launch our latest inclusive invention, Tactile Braille Map […]
Coventry Station Masterplan – Accessibility Consultancy
Millions of travellers use transport facilities Direct Access has audited for accessibility every day, and we are proud to place Coventry Station among them, building on the Coventry Station Masterplan set out by Coventry City Council. Direct Access worked with Avanti, Coventry Council, and Network Rail to deliver this project. Reviewing architectural plans, we installed […]
The relationship between extreme heatwaves and disability complications
The relationship between extreme heatwaves and disability compliciations As of the time I write this blog (on the 19th of July 2022), the UK is undergoing one of its most intense heatwaves ever, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees for the very first time on record. Although we have seen a rise in temperature in the […]
The health benefits of quiet and sensory rooms
The human mind and body are amazing feats of nature. They are both equipped to do incredible things, but as a result of stress, it is very possible that health issues could occur. In the case of our wellbeing and mental health, in the same way that we recommend eating healthily and regular exercise to prevent […]