Direct Access
Case Studies
The Royal Armouries Museums
Direct Access has provided accessibility consultancy for all three of the Royal Armouries Museum sites, including Leeds, London, and Portsmouth respectively. Our consultants determined how disability access and interpretation of exhibits could be improved across the three sites, which each host a selection of the UK’s National Collection of Arms
Read More...The Piano Works PBSA
Direct Access were the accessibility consultant for The Piano Works, a new purpose-built Stour Bridge student accommodation development in Hackney. Collaborating closely with the planning consultants Knight Frank and architects Henley Halebrown, Direct Access carried out a full access consultancy service including design review, access statement, and Inclusive Design and
Read More...Transports accessibles à Lyon
Direct Access est fier d’annoncer qu’il travaille avec Keolis et STRYAL à Lyon pour améliorer l’accès aux bus, tramways, métros et aux services ferroviaires régionaux TER et intercités SNCF. Keolis est très présent en France. Elle fournit des services de transport en commun dans de nombreuses villes, dont Bordeaux, Dijon,
Read More...Vicars’ Close
Vicars’ Close in Wells, Somerset, England, is claimed to be the oldest purely residential street with original buildings surviving intact in Europe. Direct Access was appointed to improve the site’s accessibility measures for disabled people while safeguarding the site’s historic significance and grandeur. From identifying areas to increase step-free access to offering new
Read More...Cavan County Council
In December 2022, Direct Access was commissioned by Cavan County Council with the support of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide accessibility audits of 24 different sites under the Council’s jurisdiction. These sites included community buildings, public parks, trail routes, car parks, and nearby lakes,
Read More...The Auckland Project
The Auckland Project represents a group of heritage projects taking place in Bishop Auckland, County Durham which combines themes of art, faith, and history through a series of galleries, gardens, and heritage attractions. Showcasing the historical links between the local area and the Golden Age of Spanish Art, the development
Read More...The Midlands Development Association
Direct Access were the accessibility consultant for several museums, historic sites, and museums managed by the Midlands Development Association across the East and West Midlands. Our initial audits – which took place in 2022, included reviews of; East Midlands Stafford Castle The Almonry, Evesham The Royal Regiment Museum, Warwick Wythall
Read More...National Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales focusing on art and science exhibitions as well as interactive experiences and talks. Combined, the seven national museums in the Amgueddfa Cymru family attract visitors more than 1.9 million people any given
Read More...Nantwich Food Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMpO2B4Ag1Q 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
Read More...Coventry Station Masterplan
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.
Read More...The Kemnal Academies Trust
Direct Access is the accessibility consultant for The Kemnal Academies Trust; one of the largest English Multi-Academy Trusts with 45 Primary and Secondary Academies across London, Southeast, and East of England areas. Direct Access was brought in to help guide the group to meet their obligatory accessibility requirements under the
Read More...Blackpool Wintergardens
Direct Access was the accessibility consultant for the recent refurbishment of Blackpool Winter Gardens. The Blackpool Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom, and conference facilities. The Winter Gardens has hosted the annual Trades Union Congress, the Conservative Party Conference, Labour
Read More...The National Video Game Museum
Direct Access worked with the National Video Game Museum in Sheffield to improve accessibility of site facilities for disabled visitors, identifying key measures that the Museum implemented so that gamers of all abilities can enjoyably interact with the exhibits. Direct Access has advised on the installation of QR code systems
Read More...UNBOXED 2022
UNBOXED 2022 was an 8-month-long UK festival beginning in March and concluding in October 2022 that celebrated creativity, innovation, and culture. In addition to sharing interactive exhibits in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics across a huge variety of towns and cities as well as online, UNBOXED was open
Read More...Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru) in Cathays Park, Cardiff, is a conservatoire with alumni including Anthony Hopkins, Rob Brydon, Dougray Scott, and Aneurin Barnard. It was the first and is one of only two All-Steinway conservatoires in the UK. The Royal
Read More...Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS
Direct Access are the Access Consultants for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – this Trust responsible for managing various hospitals across Liverpool City including Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and the two central Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Services cover the full range of
Read More...Ulster Hall, Waterfront, and International Convention Centre
Direct Access provided accessibility audits of three iconic Belfast entertainment and conference venues: Ulster Hall, Waterfront, and the International Convention Centre, Belfast (ICC), ensuring the sites’ full compliance with the requirements of the BS 8300 code of practice. Ulster Hall is a grade A-listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated on
Read More...Sherbourne Valley, Coventry
Direct Access worked with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust to improve accessibility for the 10-mile stretch of the Sherbourne River that flows through Coventry. Dubbed the Sherbourne Valley Project, this is one of several projects we are involved in that aims to restore access and improve interpretation across Coventry, which also includes
Read More...TransPennine Express
Direct Access are the Access Consultants for TransPennine Express, the regional and intercity train operator for Northern England and Scotland. Action plans developed from audits of the 19 stations carried out in 2021 and 2022 are delivering improvement plans for the next 3-4 years. Stations managed by TransPennine were audited
Read More...Horniman Museum & Gardens
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, South London appointed Direct Access as the Access Consultants for the £8.9m Nature + Love redevelopment. Spanning two galleries and three garden spaces, the four-year project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Trust, will be completed in 2026. Commissioned in 1898 and
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Pepper House,
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Nantwich,
Cheshire,
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Ireland
77 Camden Street Lower,
Dublin,
D02 XE80.
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