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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.
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Enabling you to go beyond mere ADA and local building code compliance to creating inclusive environments.
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Our recording studios and tactile production facilities produce a wide variety of accessible information – empowering people.
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Key accessible products that make a real and substantial difference to the lives of persons with disabilities.
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Designing inclusive retail stores for accessibility
Designing inclusive retail and shopping spaces for accessibility It is no secret that the rise of E-commerce, quickly accelerated by changes in people’s spending habits and the realities of our world economy, has resulted in physical retail spaces suffering losses in both consumer and business interest. However, while shopping for
Read More...Tactile Objects and Models are the Future of Accessibility
Tactile Objects and Models are the Future of Accessibility Most people with disabilities from their lived experience understand what segregation and exclusion feels like. But ask the average disabled person what accessibility means to them, you are pretty much guaranteed to get a different answer every time. To a wheelchair
Read More...How cafés, pubs and restaurants can better serve disabled patrons
How can make coffee shops inclusive and accessible? One of our team’s favorite subjects for blogs, (like this one), is using our combined knowledge of accessibility to make recommendations to business owners about how they can become more inclusive to current and (potentially future) customers with disabilities. Whether that’s by
Read More...Direct Access’ Nathan Leese interviewed on International Wheelchair Day
Direct Access’ Nathan Leese interviewed on International Wheelchair Day International Wheelchair Day, observed annually on March 1st, is a global celebration of the profound impact wheelchairs have on the lives of millions around the world. To celebrate the occasion, we sat down to interview wheelchair team member Nathan Leese at Direct
Read More...Why the parking lot is the first indicator of your site’s accessibility
Why the parking lot is the first indicator of your site’s accessibility As the point of entry for the majority of public facilities, the accessibility of a site’s parking lot has the capacity to shape the perception of an entire facility in the eyes of disabled visitors. In this blog,
Read More...The benefit to providing accessibility and sensory guides for site visitors
The benefit to providing accessibility and sensory guides for your site Whether you are a site owner providing an attraction to the public or are the custodian of a heritage site/museum, Accessibility and Sensory Guides are fast-becoming a standard of the overall visitor experience in public recreation, entertainment, and educational
Read More...Direct Access to provide first-ever ASL interpreters at New York Build Expo 2024
Direct Access to provide first-ever ASL interpreters at New York Build Expo 2024 The New York Build Expo will have American Sign Language interpreters available for the first time this year since the event began. New York’s leading construction and design show will take place at the Javits Center Feb
Read More...The Direct Access Guide to Accessible Wayfinding
When we hear the phrase “wayfinding”, what most frequently comes to mind is the application and availability of signage in a particular environment, which is normally used to signify elements of a space that require visitor attention, or offer directional guidance in complex environments, such as shopping centers, hospitals, museums,
Read More...The public restrooms that set the world standard for accessibility
Depending on where you live, the accessibility, frequency, and sanitary quality of local public bathrooms wildly vary. In the United States for example, it speaks to a specific lack of both care and understanding, that local authorities do not invest in accessible and clean public bathrooms, where not only are
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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.
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4600 140th Avenue North,
Suite 180,
Clearwater,
FL 33762.
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