Category: News

16Jan/24

A modern living room space with artificial plants decorating a space which includes a coffee table and red armchairs.

How inclusive and accessible design leads to future-proof housing developments

January 16, 2024Newsaccessibility guidanceMichael Miller

What is inclusive design? In construction, inclusive design is a sustainable, inclusive, and cost-effective design practice, yet is also massively underutilised. For firms that do use inclusive design when approaching new builds,

09Jan/24

A portrait photo of a smiling middle aged aged Caucasian man wearing a pair of glasses. He is dressed in a grey neck jumper and grey suit jacket. Behind him, the sun reflects on the back of his head through some green trees.

Joe Prochilo joins Direct Access in Massachusetts

January 9, 2024NewsMichael Miller

WORCESTER, MA, January 8, 2024: Joseph E. Prochilo, MBA, has joined Massachusetts based accessibility and inclusion consultancy Direct Access Consultancy LLC. A certified DOBE™ – Disability Operated Business Enterprise, Direct Access employs

04Jan/24

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The health, environmental, and social benefits of Biophilic design

January 4, 2024Newsaccessibility guidanceMichael Miller

Biophilic design (from the Greek, ‘philia’ meaning ‘love of life’) is an environmental design choice that is being adopted by architects and decorators around the world for modern office spaces and desk-based

02Jan/24

A poster for the MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show displaying a colourful cartoonish depiction of a city on top of a green gill. In front of the city on the hilltop, a mixed group of adults converse with each other. A large title reading "Turning Passion into Action" penetrates the top of the poster, which portrays a a clear blue sky with few clouds. Dates for the trade show are displayed at the bottom, which are January 19th and 20th 2024.

Direct Access to exhibit at the MMA’s Trade Show in Boston this January

January 2, 2024NewsMichael Miller

Direct Access are delighted to announce that our ADA accessibility consultancy will be exhibiting at the 45th annual MMA Meeting and Trade Show in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19th, 2024 at the

13Dec/23

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Why the Models of Disability matter when creating inclusive environments

December 13, 2023Newsaccessibility guidanceMichael Miller

As access consultants at Direct Access, we often get asked this question and when we do, we tend to give a rather dry and professional answer explaining legal requirements and building regulations.

01Dec/23

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Direct Access in 2023 – A Year in Review

December 1, 2023NewsMichael Miller

First, the challenges. Life working at a small business always presents its challenges. In 2023, Direct Access experienced more of these challenges than we possibly have ever felt in our nineteen-year existence.