{"id":3623,"date":"2023-06-09T18:14:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?page_id=3623"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:50:10","slug":"retail-and-town-centre-consultancy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/retail-and-town-centre-consultancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail and Public Realm Consultancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3623\" class=\"elementor elementor-3623\" 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-a7b1d9a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a7b1d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Realm<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6afd8b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6afd8b\" 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\">Consultancy<\/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-be89f0d\" data-id=\"be89f0d\" 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\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" 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src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_814679026-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_814679026-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_814679026-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_814679026-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_814679026-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_814679026-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ef33dd\" data-id=\"4ef33dd\" 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-294cdb4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"294cdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Footfall, Vitality, and Inclusive Place Performance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f98f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f98f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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>How easily people can move through a place determines how that space performs for visitors, tenants, and within the wider local economy. It shapes footfall, dwell time, business viability, tenant retention, and the success of regeneration and placemaking programs.<\/p><p>In the UK alone, the disabled household market represents a combined spending power of \u00a3446 billion. However, many open space planners are unable to tap into this economic value because inaccessibility effectively locks it out of reach, leaving significant potential income unrealised.<\/p><p>Direct Access provides accessibility consultancy across both public sector and private commercial environments, including local authorities, combined authorities, transport bodies, regeneration delivery partners, BIDs, retail destinations, outlet centers, shopping centres, and mixed-use developments across the UK and Europe.<\/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-d389a53 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"d389a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/contact-us\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Enquire Now<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-885064a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"885064a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd661a2\" data-id=\"dd661a2\" 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-49dcde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49dcde2\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cfbda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9cfbda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Case for Investment<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friction in the journey reduces repeat visitation, which is one of the strongest predictors of long-term retail and hospitality revenue, town centre vitality, and the sustained community use that underwrites public open space investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For commercial operators, landlords, and developers<\/strong>, accessibility delivers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased footfall, dwell time, and customer conversion<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stronger tenant attraction and retention<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lower exposure to discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved planning approval performance<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greater asset attractiveness to investors<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ESG reporting alignment, increasingly material to capital allocation\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For local authorities and public sector clients<\/strong>, accessibility delivers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stronger town centre vitality and footfall recovery<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Higher and more equitable use of parks and council open spaces<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved regeneration, planning, and capital programme outcomes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public health and physical activity outcomes through inclusive access to green and open space<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alignment with Green Infrastructure Strategy and Biodiversity Net Gain frameworks<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Procurement social value uplift under the Procurement Act 2023<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Evidence-based investment cases for accessibility-led capital programmes and place-based funding bids<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b33c6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b33c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e152d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e152d7d\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d416a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d416a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Understand the Commercial Value of Accessibility<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\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-3fae7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fae7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0bdc2fe3-b575-4fa3-afa5-cd7278c329a9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><p data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3806\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What We Deliver<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We deliver end-to-end accessibility consultancy across retail environments, hospitality estates, town centres, parks, council open spaces, and the wider public realm. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our work spans accessibility audits, strategic consultancy, customer and visitor journey analysis, design review at concept and detail stages, public realm and green space planning support, active travel and path network accessibility review, stakeholder consultation, and staff training.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> We work at single-site scale, estate-wide scale, town centre scale, park and open space scale, and across multi-location programmes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2526\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Success Stories<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2789\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accessibility Consultants for <strong>Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet<\/strong>, one of the UK\u2019s flagship outlet retail destinations, supporting ongoing optimisation of customer journey, navigation, and inclusive access across a high-volume commercial estate.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2789\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accessibility Leads for the Multidisciplinary Design consortia for the <strong>Woking Town Square development<\/strong> in Surrey, ensuring accessibility considerations were embedded into early-stage commercial design strategy.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2789\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accessibility consultants for major international fast food operators including <strong>McDonald\u2019s<\/strong>, <strong>Subway<\/strong>, <strong>Starbucks<\/strong>, and <strong>Nando\u2019s<\/strong>, supporting high-footfall retail environments where small improvements to access and layout translate directly into measurable gains in customer experience and revenue performance.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2789\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have delivered public realm programmes for major local authorities, including <strong>Trafford Council<\/strong>, identifying targeted interventions across <strong>Altrincham<\/strong>, <strong>Sale<\/strong>, <strong>Stretford<\/strong>, and <strong>Urmston<\/strong> to improve access, connectivity, and movement through key retail zones and town centres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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-2beb7e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"2beb7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button 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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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3683d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3683d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McArthur-Glen-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612\" alt=\"A photograph of Cheshire Oaks retail outlet on a sunny afternoon. A few cloud dot the otherwise blue sky as shoppers walk along the promenade. To the right of the image are Dune and Clogau stores.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McArthur-Glen-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McArthur-Glen-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McArthur-Glen-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McArthur-Glen-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McArthur-Glen-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" 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-13946bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13946bf\" 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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebbb421 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebbb421\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06439f5\" data-id=\"06439f5\" 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-f752238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f752238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/park-cliffe-windermere-camping-and-caravan-park.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/park-cliffe-windermere-camping-and-caravan-park.webp 764w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/park-cliffe-windermere-camping-and-caravan-park-300x203.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab5299\" data-id=\"aab5299\" 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-fb4c187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb4c187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Key Case Study \u2013 Westmorland and Furness Council<\/span><\/h1><p>Westmorland and Furness Council commissioned Direct Access to deliver a large-scale, structured accessibility audit programme across the authority&#8217;s portfolio of parks, small green spaces, and public areas. The programme provided the council with a comprehensive, comparable, and prioritised view of accessibility across the full estate, supporting capital planning, public sector equality duty compliance, and the council&#8217;s wider commitment to inclusive use of public space.<\/p><ul><li>A complete and comparable accessibility baseline across the full estate<\/li><li>A prioritised investment pipeline supporting capital programme planning<\/li><li>A defensible evidence base for Public Sector Equality Duty reporting<\/li><li>Targeted, site-specific recommendations to inform maintenance, refurbishment, and new investment decisions<\/li><li>A reusable methodology that supports future estate-wide accessibility review on a consistent basis<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\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-4d1e861 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"4d1e861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/contact-us\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Enquire Now<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-e8370eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8370eb\" 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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0897ae9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0897ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9800bd7\" data-id=\"9800bd7\" 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-cff20eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cff20eb\" 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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f625fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f625fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc25f11\" data-id=\"cc25f11\" 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-3ffeb8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ffeb8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-03-at-17.11.53-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4712\" alt=\"A black man wearing a pink polo shirt, grey trousers, and a black cardigan poses in front of a Direct Access exhibition banner which has a grayscale image of a young man in a wheelchair on a cliffside holding his arms in the air.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-03-at-17.11.53-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-03-at-17.11.53-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-03-at-17.11.53-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-03-at-17.11.53-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-03-at-17.11.53.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-ece0503 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ece0503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f838805 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f838805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Consultancy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3325b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"cb3325b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/access-consultancy\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ce31e\" data-id=\"c6ce31e\" 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-2a74004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a74004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Science-Trains-1024x428.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1596\" alt=\"A smiling man, Steve Dering, holding an iPad is stood in front of various old trains at the Science and Industry Museum.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Science-Trains-1024x428.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Science-Trains-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Science-Trains-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Science-Trains-1536x642.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Science-Trains-2048x857.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-c59b645 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c59b645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessibility<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a76b8c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a76b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Audits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f01b7a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"9f01b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/accessibility-audits\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf37e95\" data-id=\"bf37e95\" 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-c4ac63c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4ac63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Office_Team.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1463\" alt=\"A mixed team of workers in a meeting in a conference room with a television in the background. One of the team is a man in a wheelchair.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Office_Team.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Office_Team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Office_Team-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-0a58a2e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a58a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disability Workplace<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23b1e1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23b1e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Assessments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfae682 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"dfae682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/disability-workplace-assessments\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-df3c8f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df3c8f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-510544a\" data-id=\"510544a\" 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-10a6fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10a6fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expo2020a-1-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3480\" alt=\"A panoramic view of Expo 2020 Dubai at night time.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expo2020a-1-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expo2020a-1-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expo2020a-1-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-1b32c6b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b32c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb19f4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adb19f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Planning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0036eb6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"0036eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/event-planning\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b109d\" data-id=\"46b109d\" 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-633d584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"633d584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Training-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1549\" alt=\"Training-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Training-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Training-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Training-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-35458a2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35458a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inclusion and<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c48e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40c48e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Awareness Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb9e61 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"7bb9e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/inclusion-and-awareness-training\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62eac2b\" data-id=\"62eac2b\" 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-0276d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0276d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mystery-Shopper-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1517\" alt=\"Mystery Shopper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mystery-Shopper-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mystery-Shopper-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mystery-Shopper-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mystery-Shopper-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mystery-Shopper-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-7ea1843 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea1843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mystery<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaee13a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaee13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Shopping<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b56079 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"1b56079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/mystery-shopping\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-42cc7de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42cc7de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbbcbb4\" data-id=\"fbbcbb4\" 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-e86d58a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e86d58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/341503312_193600023458924_6873432344389595344_n-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4162\" alt=\"A selfie photograph of Steven Mifsud (Direct Access CEO) and Jamie Watson (Access Consultant) smiling with a lake and pier in the background on a cloudy day.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/341503312_193600023458924_6873432344389595344_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/341503312_193600023458924_6873432344389595344_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/341503312_193600023458924_6873432344389595344_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/341503312_193600023458924_6873432344389595344_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/341503312_193600023458924_6873432344389595344_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-b06d055 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06d055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Walk and Talk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ee9fd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ee9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Accessibility Audits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7721155 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"7721155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/walk-and-talk-accessibility-audits\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96142d1\" data-id=\"96142d1\" 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-c1583a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1583a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/55e52203-4081-4542-b2db-601ffcfa4b3c-e1655389638222-1024x489.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2867\" alt=\"A diverse group of disabled people at a consultation event at the Science Museum in London pose for a selfie together\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/55e52203-4081-4542-b2db-601ffcfa4b3c-e1655389638222-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/55e52203-4081-4542-b2db-601ffcfa4b3c-e1655389638222-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/55e52203-4081-4542-b2db-601ffcfa4b3c-e1655389638222-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/55e52203-4081-4542-b2db-601ffcfa4b3c-e1655389638222-1536x733.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/55e52203-4081-4542-b2db-601ffcfa4b3c-e1655389638222.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-5ecf501 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ecf501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9469321 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9469321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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\">Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d906c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"a9d906c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--rayen eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/consultancy\/consultation-events\/\" data-text=\"Access &gt;&gt;\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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Several benches and cafes with seating outside. 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