{"id":4233,"date":"2023-08-29T12:10:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T12:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4233"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:29:51","slug":"what-to-expect-from-direct-access-founder-steven-mifsuds-talk-at-the-london-build-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/what-to-expect-from-direct-access-founder-steven-mifsuds-talk-at-the-london-build-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from Direct Access founder Steven Mifsud&#8217;s talk at the London And New York Build EXPO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4233\" class=\"elementor elementor-4233\" 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 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This ground-breaking guidance empowers and equips design, construction, and management professionals to create and operate inclusive and equitable buildings and spaces to welcome everyone.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">At the London Expo, Steven will delve into what inclusive design is and why it matters. It will introduce the Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work and how it can be applied to your construction projects.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">His details should be available on\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonbuildexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.londonbuildexpo.com\/<\/a>\u00a0within the next couple of days.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">Direct Access will also facilitate BSL sign language interpreters for the event, ensuring access to the event for architects, speakers, and attendees with hearing impairments.<\/p>\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-fd56615 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd56615\" 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-1ffec78\" data-id=\"1ffec78\" 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\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" 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-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" 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<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">Implementing Accessible Pedestrian Facilities:<\/h3><p class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">At the <\/span><b class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">New York Expo 2024, <\/b><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Steven will present a presentation titled<\/span><b class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/b><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Accessible Design and Inclusive City Centers: Understanding the Public Right of Way rule&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This bespoke presentation was formulated in response to the\u00a0news that in August 2023, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board issued its final rule that sets out minimum guidelines for the accessibility of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\" aria-hidden=\"true\">These guidelines will ensure that facilities used by pedestrians, such as sidewalks and crosswalks, constructed or altered in the public right-of-way by Federal, state, and local Governments are readily accessible to and usable by pedestrians with disabilities. It has been a long time coming since the introduction of the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act of 1990.<\/p>\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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" 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-156f7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156f7c0\" 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=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3909\" alt=\"A blind man using a white cane to identify tactile paving safely walking along a path.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_291452105-1280x720.jpeg 1280w\" 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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-385adde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"385adde\" 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-d247e9e\" data-id=\"d247e9e\" 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-b0e596b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0e596b\" 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 class=\"simplyweb-checked\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Right of way is an essential consideration for any development \u2013 how people with disabilities can access and interact with the building or services. This session will focus on the implications of the final rule both for Governments and Architects, when and how should access be developed, the key elements required for accessible sidewalks and crosswalks and action to take during temporary construction. \u00a0It will be led by Direct Access Consultancy LLC \u2013 a team of people with disabilities undertaking public right-of-way assessments for Governments.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Check out Steven&#8217;s profile here:\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkbuildexpo.com\/speakers\/steven-mifsud-mbe?&amp;azletter=S&amp;searchgroup=libraryentry-speakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/www.newyorkbuildexpo.com\/speakers\/steven-mifsud-mbe?&amp;azletter=S&amp;searchgroup=libraryentry-speakers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">And further details about the presentation (scheduled for 13th February at 15:00 &#8211; 15:30 Eastern Daylight GMT-4) here:\u00a0<a class=\"simplyweb-checked\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkbuildexpo.com\/new-york-build-2024\/design-everyone-inclusive-accessible-spaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/www.newyorkbuildexpo.com\/new-york-build-2024\/design-everyone-inclusive-accessible-spaces<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\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-ea8707a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea8707a\" 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-b5b3935\" data-id=\"b5b3935\" 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\/case-studies\/benwell-dene-housing\/\" 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\">Benwell Dene Housing Estate &#8211; 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