Sweaty Betty

Direct Access are the access consultants for Sweaty Betty; a British retailer specialising in women’s activewear who have over 60 stores in the UK and several others across the world in territories such as Canada, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. The company’s ethos is rooted in the empowerment of women and girls from every background to get active and stay active, including disabled people.

Direct Access delivered access audits of the franchise’s UK branches in Reigate, Fulham, King’s Cross, and Harrogate.

To ensure disabled people, senior citizens, families with buggies, people with temporary injuries, and visitors with luggage all benefit from improved access, our team of disabled consultants reviewed the site within different contexts and from multiple perspectives, highlighting adjustments which would benefit every type of visitor including staff and visiting customers.

Direct Access offered advice on frequently occurring aspects of retail accessibility, such as the height at which displays and counters were placed, colour contrast within the store space, as well as the surfacing and layout of the overall environment. Inclusive of the storefront, our audits took into account back-of-house areas such as storerooms, staff lavatories, staff rooms, on-site dance studios, kitchenettes, entry and egress routes, and each location’s evacuation protocol.