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 businesses in Boston and across […]
How providing tote bags with small objects can increase accessibility on your premises
Adopted widely from education and play settings to workspaces, sensory bags are an inclusive, inexpensive method of signifying to visitors that your premises actively consider accessibility and comfort. The tools and resources available within the bag can ease or lessen situations of sensory overload, as well as aid in the management of high levels of […]
Tacoma Housing Authority, WA
Tacoma Housing Authority, WA Direct Access are access consultants for the Tacoma Housing Authority, a housing authority providing sustainable, high-quality, stable housing and supportive services to people in need since 1940. The authority specializes in providing multifamily and single family homes with a wide variety of designs. In partnership with thousands of private landlords, it […]
Developing Accessible and Inclusive Theme Parks
From improving the emotional well-being of disabled people to generating more wholly positive perceptions of accessibility in the public consciousness, creating accessible and sustainable leisure facilities not only creates positive social awareness of disability issues (particularly among non-disabled children) but also allows disabled people from all walks of life the ability to enjoy leisure activities […]
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 our favorite brands has never […]
Tactile Objects and Models are the Future of Accessibility
Tactile Objects and Models are the Future of Accessibility Most people with disabilities from personal 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 user, it might mean facilities […]