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How to make your theater inclusive and disability-friendly

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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 experiencing live theatrical performances in […]

How providing tote bags with small objects can increase accessibility on your premises

A range of green sensory items including communication cards, headphones and a multi-coloured fidget toy placed on top of a black t-shirt with text that reads Direct Access in white and green.

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 […]

Developing Accessible and Inclusive Theme Parks

Two female children smile as a rollercoaster sends them flying down the track. One of them is posing for the camera holding her hands up high.

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

Senior mother with shopping bags laughing and talking to her daughter while pushing her in a wheelchair in a shopping centre.

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 […]

How cafés, pubs and restaurants can better serve disabled patrons

A young Caucasian man who is a wheelchair user eats on the terrace of a restaurant with a Caucasian male friend. The friend assists by cutting his food up with a knife and fork.

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 speaking about issues we regularly […]

Why the parking lot is the first indicator of your site’s accessibility

An accessible parking bay with the international symbol of access (person in a wheelchair) painted on the tarmac in yellow.

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, we will explain some of […]