{"id":2862,"date":"2021-08-24T13:34:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/?p=2862"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:09:00","slug":"direct-access-founder-steven-mifsud-mbe-lends-his-voice-to-the-paralympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/news\/direct-access-founder-steven-mifsud-mbe-lends-his-voice-to-the-paralympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access Founder Steven Mifsud MBE lends his voice to the Paralympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2862\" class=\"elementor elementor-2862\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a805080 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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broadcast to millions as he lends his voice to the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics, which begins today in Tokyo.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">His voice will be utilized in the opening ceremony\u2019s combination of imagery and audio-visuals. In addition, Steven will be on call for the duration of the Paralympics as new content is developed, excited for his voice to be broadcast to millions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">\u201cGetting to play a key part in one of the world\u2019s most important cultural events for people with disabilities and by extension, our visibility in society, could not come without stimulating reflection for where Direct Access began\u201d, explained Steven. \u201cSince our humble beginnings in 2004 as an access consultancy, never would we have predicted this momentous occasion\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae2919 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ae2919\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea82369\" data-id=\"ea82369\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14a6d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a14a6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60419b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60419b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b45d5e\" data-id=\"8b45d5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819f49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"819f49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Beginning simply as a start-up bedroom business, our expertise, and services over the two subsequent decades steadily branched beyond advising on the physical structure of facilities, to now include the installation of aids and original products designed for the physical and social benefit of people with disabilities everywhere.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">\u201cAt Direct Access, we believe that people with disabilities, if their unique and individual needs are met, are as capable of achieving anything a non-disabled person can\u201d, says Director of Strategic Partnerships, Steve Dering.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">\u201cAs we get to witness an expansion of disabled people in mainstream culture after centuries of alienation and exclusion, Steven\u2019s role in the Paralympic games, in addition to his inclusion in the Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours List for services to International Trade back in June, does little but confirm our philosophy, as our consultancy has grown largely on the confidence of our expertise as a disability-led company. 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