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, by maintaining an inclusive site […]
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 the City of Allen’s Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) Direct Access conducted ADA field surveys of all the department’s facilities and parks. Direct Access also facilitated a consultation group of citizens […]
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. The newly published report “Accommodation […]
State of Vermont Housing Program – (DAIL)
Direct Access worked with the State of Vermont’s Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living (DAIL) on an innovative pilot program with care providers to audit homes of Vermonters with disabilities for accessibility. Eligible individuals are receiving Developmental Disabilities Home and Community Based Services (DS HCBS), Brain Injury Program services (BIP), or Choices for Care […]
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. As a result of lengthy […]
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 the City of Allen’s Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), Direct Access conducted ADA field surveys of all the department’s facilities and parks. Overall, we audited over 78 […]