{"id":5290,"date":"2021-07-11T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:59:31","slug":"sharjah-humanitarian-city-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/sharjah-humanitarian-city-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharjah Humanitarian City, UAE &#8211; Accessibility Consultancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5290\" class=\"elementor elementor-5290\" 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-4d1e7e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d1e7e2\" 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-ee781e5\" data-id=\"ee781e5\" 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-a52e4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a52e4a0\" 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=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) is a local <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">non-profit organization founded in 1979 as a branch of the Arab Family <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organization in the Gulf region, aiming to advance the Arab family and develop <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the social services it needs.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access undertook Access Appraisals of the washroom <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">refurbishment programme for the Engineering Consultancy master-planners at the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sharjah Humanitarian City. This involved reviewing and commenting on the design <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">proposals leading to an Access Report and Statement which will ensure a<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ccessibility of the site.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SCHS aims at changing society\u2019s attitude towards persons <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">with disabilities and affecting government policies on disability-related <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">issues. 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