Our guide to adaptive game controllers
The Direct Access guide to adaptive game controllers This week, Direct Access handed in our accessibility audit of the National Video Game Museum in Sheffield. Although we are extremely passionate when any organisation expresses the desire to become accessible, our audit at NVM felt special, because beyond educating people about the rich history of the […]
How can we make hospitals more accessible for disabled people?
How can we make hospitals more accessible? For many of us, visiting hospitals can be a nerve-wracking experience even on the best of occasions. Although we tend to try and avoid hospital visits generally, there remains a considerable chance that most people will need to visit a hospital at least once every few years. So […]
Glasgow report highlights disability discrimination
Glasgow report highlights disability discrimination New research involving the charity Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), has found disabled people are continuing to face barriers accessing public buildings and services and are “hugely under-represented” in employment. This is in direct infringement of equality laws. In a clear example of discrimination, one participant of the charities’ report claimed […]
Do I Need a DDA Access Audit?
Do I need a DDA Access Audit? An Access Audit (also known as a DDA audit, Disability Discrimination Act Audit, or Disabled Access Audit) is an assessment of a building or facility, an environment, or a service compared to best practice standards to benchmark its accessibility to disabled people. The key element to refer to […]
Direct Access to audit Science Museum Group’s Medicine Gallery
Direct Access to consult on the Science Museum Medicine Gallery Direct Access will shortly begin an exciting new project with the Science Museum Group, as we are currently recruiting disabled people to be involved in an accessibility evaluation of the Medicine Gallery at Science Museum London. This builds on our previous contract where we audited […]
Assistive Technology venture announced by Policy Connect
Assistive Technology Venture Announced by Policy Connect A new joint venture between a thinktank, a university, and a charity could help ensure that future public policies on assistive technology are able to transform the lives of disabled and older people. The Assistive and Accessible Technology (ATech) Policy Lab is a new program created to join […]