{"id":3544,"date":"2023-06-09T14:18:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?page_id=3544"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:06:55","slug":"steve-dering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/about-us\/steve-dering\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Dering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3544\" class=\"elementor elementor-3544\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af3bc4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8af3bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Dering<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f8600 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06f8600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director, Strategic Partnerships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b9ceb\" data-id=\"42b9ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Profoundly deaf since birth,\u00a0<strong class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Steve\u00a0<\/strong>was initially based in Dubai, establishing Direct Access\u2019 operations in the United States and Middle East alongside Direct Access founder Steven Mifsud.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">He worked on\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/casestudy\/expo-2020-dubai\/\">Expo 2020 Dubai<\/a>\u00a0in the UAE\u00a0for nearly four years, including two years as a secondment working on the curation and programming &#8211; as well as COP28.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\">He has been the Access Consultant for several museums and hotels. He was the team lead working with rail operator\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/casestudy\/transpennine-express\/\">TransPennine<\/a><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\">\u00a0and on infrastructure projects in France. Steve was also the lead Consultant working on Heritage Lottery funded programmes for\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/the-sherbourne-valley-project\/\">Sherbourne Valley, Coventry<\/a><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Steve now leads on Direct Access\u2019 business development programmes engaging with and developing bespoke\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/\">consultancy programmes<\/a>\u00a0for clients in different countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">He is registered with the\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accessibilityassociation.org\/s\/\">International Association of Accessibility Professionals<\/a>\u00a0as an Built Environment (Advanced) specialist and is in the process of obtaining his doctorate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d24630 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"0d24630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-cc0f23a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevedering\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc38fe\" data-id=\"5cc38fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ed608 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8ed608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2370\" alt=\"Operations Director Steve Dering poses for a photo, smiling, arms folded.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3566a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd3566a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Dering Director, Strategic Partnerships Profoundly deaf since birth,\u00a0Steve\u00a0was initially based in Dubai, establishing Direct Access\u2019 operations in the United States and Middle East alongside Direct Access founder Steven Mifsud. 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