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.
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Back to school: How to ensure access and inclusion for education environments
As students return to school across the U.S, it is vital to ensure that our educational settings are accessible and inclusive. By paying attention to this, schools can support quality learning experiences and ensure all aspects of education are equally available to students of all abilities. It is no secret
Read More...How your organisation benefits from training staff in disability awareness
Providing disability awareness training for staff is as vital to any successful public-facing business as its management or marketing teams, yet for some reason, whether from ignorance or laziness, very few organisations will put in the required effort to reap the rewards that come from training staff in how to
Read More...The right to play: creating accessible playgrounds for all children
When we consider the thought of what accessibility in the built environment looks like, it would be fair to say that inclusive children’s play areas do not normally come to mind first. Typically, accessibility in the mind of the average person is thought about in contexts of more menial and
Read More...How to create accessible and inclusive social media content
On a global scale, social media is the dominant means of communication. Practically everyone everywhere makes use of it, whether to keep up with friends and family, entertain ourselves, read news articles/opinion pieces, or even find jobs. For disabled people (particularly those who face challenges navigating the physical world), social media
Read More...Why architects need accessibility consultants for New Build design projects
It is generally understood that there are five different phases for New Build construction projects. Across these five stages, accessibility consultants play a key role in the delivery of at least three of them to ensure that site owners and architects (the Project Management Team) are meeting their legal obligations
Read More...Embracing disabled identity: Direct Access and Disability Pride Month
Disability Pride Month is an annual awareness day celebrated every July, championing the creativity, resilience, and achievements of people with disabilities. The origins of Disability Pride as a celebration go as far back as the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act back in 1990, which the date traditionally commemorates.
Read More...Steven Mifsud interviewed for the 20th anniversary of Direct Access
Celebrating 20 years as Director of Direct Access, Marketing Executive and Accessible Media Consultant Michael Miller interviewed our Group CEO Steven Mifsud MBE about the company’s history which now spans a generation, and what the future holds for the award-winning accessibility consultancy. Hi Steven! Firstly, congratulations on Direct Access finally
Read More...How to make your theater inclusive and disability-friendly
The live event market is currently booming, making a huge resurgence within the wider entertainment industry. With the pandemic becoming something of a distant memory, the general public is becoming much more comfortable in crowded spaces again, with live performances and concerts generating billions of dollars a year. The joy of
Read More...Joe Prochilo re-appointed to the Architectural Access Board for Massachusetts
We are delighted to announce that one of our accessibility experts has been reappointed to the Architectural Access Board for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for another 3-year term. Joe Prochilo, who officially joined Direct Access last year, works with the local team to deliver accessibility audits for different municipalities and
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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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