How to go beyond box-ticking
How to go beyond Box-ticking The ever-present box-ticking exercises are administrative tasks that we all must do as part of our daily lives at work and at home. These exercises are inevitable and are sometimes an irritating step that must be taken to achieve a higher goal. We tend to lose sight of the thinking […]
Direct Access launches sign language interpretation service with NHS
Direct Access launches NHS sign language interpretation service Direct Access has secured a four-year NHS Shared Business Services framework contract to supply sign language interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing patients. We make this announcement on a very significant day for us at the company, Deaf Awareness Week. As our Founder and other members of the […]
Steven Mifsud receives MBE at Windsor Castle
Join us in congratulating our founder and director Steven Mifsud who was absolutely humbled and honoured to receive his MBE this week from the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle for services to International Trade. The award recognises Steven’s work with the UK’s Department of International Trade to raise awareness of how small businesses and […]
Mussenden Temple & Downhill Demesne – Accessibility Audit
Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne is an iconic National Trust property on the Northwestern coast of Northern Ireland. In 2021, Direct Access worked again with Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and the National Trust to undertake an access audit of the Castlerock estate in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act (Northern Ireland) and Technical […]
Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust – Accessible Media
Direct Access produced six audio descriptions and six sign language videos of area information guides and books for Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust as part of the Heritage Fund recovering from COVID programme. These are shared on social media and within Tourist Information Offices. The Trust is a charity working on protecting and enhancing […]
Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust – Accessibility Audits
Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust commissioned Direct Access to undertake a series of consultations with disability stakeholders to identify ten sites across three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). This included Giants Causeway, one of only three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ireland. NRAC and IAAP Certified Access Consultants audited sites to Disability Discrimination […]