{"id":3886,"date":"2021-08-15T08:24:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T08:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:32:27","slug":"direct-access-founder-steven-mifsud-mbe-lends-voice-to-the-paralympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-founder-steven-mifsud-mbe-lends-voice-to-the-paralympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access founder Steven Mifsud MBE lends voice to the paralympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3886\" class=\"elementor elementor-3886\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\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-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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director of Direct Access, will see his dulcet tones broadcast to millions as he lends his voice to the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics, which begins today in Tokyo.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His voice will be utilised in the opening ceremony\u2019s combination of imagery and audio-visuals. In addition, Steven will be on call for the duration of the Paralympics as new content is developed and is excited for his voice to be broadcast to millions.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cGetting to play a key part in one of the world\u2019s most important cultural events for disabled people and by extension, our visibility in society, could not come without stimulating reflection for where Direct Access began\u201d, explained Steven. \u201cSince our humble beginnings in 2004 as an access consultancy, never would we have predicted this momentous occasion\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Beginning simply as a start-up bedroom business, our expertise, and services over the two subsequent decades steadily branched beyond advising on the physical structure of facilities, to now include the installation of aids and original products designed for the physical and social benefit of disabled people everywhere. We have our own line of evacuation chairs designed specifically with disabled evacuees in mind, collaborated with RightHear to deliver a sophisticated orientation solution, and provided high-quality hearing loops to businesses across the UK and beyond. But as our services expanded, so too has our team, and this has played possibly the greatest part in our success since 86% of us have a physical or neurological disability.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAt Direct Access, we believe that disabled people, if their unique and individual needs are met, are as capable of achieving anything a non-disabled person can\u201d, says Head of Sales Lee Searle. \u201cAs we get to witness an expansion of disabled people in mainstream culture after centuries of alienation and exclusion, Steven\u2019s role in the Paralympic games, in addition to his inclusion in the Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours List for services to International Trade back in June, does little but confirm our philosophy, as our consultancy has grown largely on the confidence of our expertise as a disability-led company. We cannot help but see today as not only a victory for Direct Access but for disabled persons everywhere who believe they are somehow inferior or incapable of achieving great things.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Watch the Paralympics opening ceremony video \u201cWeThe15\u201d, which features Steven\u2019s voice, below.<\/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-24cf363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"24cf363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/gHCDvdCaJhI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\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-e728e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e728e73\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c3afb\" data-id=\"88c3afb\" 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-0e53612 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"0e53612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-collaborate-with-crossley-anderson-on-new-community-sustainability-hub\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Direct Access collaborate with Crossley Anderson on new community sustainability hub<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/evacuation-chairs-are-a-legal-requirement-for-schools\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Evacuation chairs are a legal requirement for schools<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/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>Steven Mifsud, the profoundly deaf founder, and director of Direct Access, will see his dulcet tones broadcast to millions as he lends his voice to the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics, which begins today in Tokyo. 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