{"id":3557,"date":"2023-06-09T14:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?page_id=3557"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:07:40","slug":"craig-acton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/about-us\/craig-acton\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Acton"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3557\" class=\"elementor elementor-3557\" 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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Acton<\/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\"> Accessible Media Consultant<\/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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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c174eb6\" data-id=\"c174eb6\" 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-5e6c412 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6c412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Becoming a member of the Direct Access family in 2023,\u00a0<strong class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Craig Acton<\/strong>, our in-house Accessible Media Consultant, is responsible for innovating several interactive products that benefit people throughout their daily lives.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As an already well-respected champion of accessibility within our hometown of Nantwich, England, Craig is also team captain and co-owner of\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/casestudy\/nantwich-town-disability-football-fc\/\">Nantwich Town Wolves Disability FC<\/a>, a disability football team rising through the ranks of organised sport.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Working tirelessly to bring joy and a sense of confidence within disability communities, Craig also hosts PAN disability football sessions for adults and under sixteens, demonstrating the true capabilities of disabled people through dedication, perseverance, and fun.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Echoing our ethos that disabled people are capable of anything when granted equal opportunities \u2013 Craig applied his real-lived experience of blindness to develop our\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-to-make-nantwich-home-to-the-most-inclusive-cafes-pubs-and-restaurants-in-the-uk-with-accessible-menus\/\">Large print and Braille menus<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 which have since been distributed in restaurants around our hometown and enjoyed by people with visual impairments, children and the elderly alike.<\/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 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His kit features the Direct Access logo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/80043919_1359347017572967_1235250920955052032_n-e1684236854417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/80043919_1359347017572967_1235250920955052032_n-e1684236854417-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/80043919_1359347017572967_1235250920955052032_n-e1684236854417-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>Craig Acton Accessible Media Consultant Becoming a member of the Direct Access family in 2023,\u00a0Craig Acton, our in-house Accessible Media Consultant, is responsible for innovating several interactive products that benefit people throughout their daily lives. 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