Award-winning
ADA Accessibility Consultants
DOBETM certified Universal Design and Accessibility experts.
Established in 2004, we help organizations create inclusive environments that meet and exceed Americans with Disabilities (ADA), Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) and Fair Housing Act (FHA) guidelines.
Our team of people with disabilities gives us a unique insight into how to improve accessibility.


Consultancy
Enabling you to go beyond mere ADA and local building code compliance to creating inclusive environments.

Media
Our recording studios and tactile production facilities produce a wide variety of accessible information – empowering people.

Products
Key accessible products that make a real and substantial difference to the lives of persons with disabilities.
A Selection of
Our Work

New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, New York
Direct Access advised and consulted with the New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority on all planning involving renovation, administration, training, and redevelopment of affordable housing units to improve and expand the Read More

City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
The City, the second largest in the state commissioned Direct Access to undertake facility audits of key buildings to support Fayetteville with its ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan. Some of the notable Read More

City of Allen, Texas
Direct Access has partnered with the City of Allen, Texas to complete the self-evaluation and ADA transition plan for the city’s parks. Working with City of Allen’s Parks and Recreation Read More

Bethel, Vermont
Direct Access partnered with DuBois & King, a Vermont based engineering firm to develop the Stormwater and Accessibility plan for Bethel in Windsor County, Vermont. This will be the state’s Read More

Massachusetts State-wide Contractor
Direct Access Consultancy LLC is a Massachusetts Statewide Contractor under the PRF76 Category 6 for Planning, Zoning and Development Consultancy services contract. The five year program enables the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other entities Read More

White River Valley Schools
Direct Access has worked with White River Valley Middle School, home to the Wildcats, undertaking facilities audits of teaching facilities. This covered both indoor academic spaces such as classrooms and Read More
Latest
News

A short guide to ADA Transition Planning
The aim of an ADA Transition Plan is to identify and implement improvements to a public-facing site and help it achieve compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards. While many site owners think they might comply with ADA regulations by merely providing a wheelchair-accessible ramp, the reality is
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What to expect from Direct Access founder Steven Mifsud’s talk at the New York Build EXPO
Implementing Accessible Pedestrian Facilities: At the New York BUILD Expo 2024, Steven will present a presentation titled “Accessible Design and Inclusive City Centers: Understanding the Public Right of Way rule”. This bespoke presentation was formulated in response to the news that in August 2023, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board issued its final
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U.S. Access Board Issues Final Rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
This month, the U.S. Access Board addressed inequity of access in public spaces for people with disabilities by issuing a final rule on accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. This is a significant win in the world of accessibility for Americans with disabilities across the country, since
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Achieving Accessible Website Compliancy
Ensuring that your website is fully accessible to disabled people is becoming an increasingly vital element in the success of any institution with a public-facing platform. Whether you are a small charity owner, servant of a local government, or CEO of a large conglomerate business, chances are you also own
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How Direct Access reviews apartment buildings for accessibility
How Direct Access reviews apartment buildings for accessibility The Americans with Disabilities Act sets out clear expectations (in addition to legal precedence) which outlines the ways in which building owners must promote the personal independence and comfort of their residents, of which many of are statistically likely to be disabled,
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Making accommodations for disabled people proven to be low-cost in new study
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that a new report finds that nearly half of the workplace accommodations made for people with disabilities can be implemented at no cost to employers. Of those that incur a one-time cost, the median expenditure has decreased compared to previous reports to only $300.
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Record employment for people with disabilities thanks to remote working
Disabled people have almost always been the most overlooked group within the American job market. However, it warms the heart of the whole team at Direct Access to learn that reportedly, there has been an uptake and surge in the number of disabled people in employment since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Direct Access to audit parks in the City of Allen, Texas
Our partnership with the City of Allen, Texas resulted in a contract to complete the self-evaluation and ADA transition plan for all of the city’s parks. Working with City of Allen’s Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), Direct Access conducted ADA field surveys of all the department’s facilities and parks. Overall,
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How can we make coffee shops accessible?
Modern coffee shops are ground zero for low-pressure social activity for people of all ages, creeds, and backgrounds. However, as the industry dominates in cities across the world, from small independents to the likes of Starbucks, each coffee shop must individually meet the demand for accessibility requirements that their disabled
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Address
68 Harrison Avenue
6th Floor
Boston
MA 02111
4600 140th Avenue North
Suite 180
Clearwater
FL 33762

68 Harrison Avenue,
6th Floor,
Boston,
MA 02111.
4600 140th Avenue North,
Suite 180,
Clearwater,
FL 33762.