Access audits are the first step towards Equality Act and DDA compliance. We are the UK’s and global leading disability access auditing and access consultancy. Direct Access is dedicated to providing a range of services from access audits, DDA surveys and access statements. Our disability access audit is one of the most easiest and proactive ways you can ensure disability access compliance.

 

Access audits are not all we do, our access auditing team specialise in all forms of disability access consultancy ranging from the creation of tactile signage, access statements and Lifetime Homes Consultancy.

 

Our clients include small and large businesses, Local Authorities, NHS, hotel chains, schools, libraries and other buildings. Our access auditing team have experience in ensuring that your company’s needs and that of your visitors remain supported, and more importantly, access is provided for anyone seeking to use your premises, for any reason.

 

Download our Access Audit brochure here

View our UK dedicated site at www.accessdda.com

 

We can also consult and review disability support in other countries if required, and support your company in finding the right consultancy team for you. Our experienced team are equipped and prepared to support you under whichever disability legislation your establishment falls under :

 

• The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act) for UK based projects
• the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) in the USA
• the Disability Discrimination Act (1992 )if in Australia.

 

Access Audits	Access Statement
We provide a comprehensive service to companies requiring access audits (DDA Surveys), visiting sites and ensuring that a thorough inspection is provided, before offering a comprehensive report. The access audit reports cover everything from cost banding, to legal requirements, against a range of standards including BS3800 and Part M, to things that could cause problems for anyone accessing your site. Our in depth reviews give your company the chance to meet and exceed all currently stated guidelines, and our services are designed to ensure that you get the absolute best out of everything you need in your building – and your services. Learn more about Access Audits Further information on the scope of an Access Audit	Our Access Statements and Design service were created with one thing in mind.  In our extensive experience with various councils and planning bodies, we discovered that planning permission was most commonly held up because of unclear instructions, areas of confusion that could have been avoided, or jargon that muddied the waters.  While we know as a team that planning permission is a difficult thing to achieve, our Access Statements are designed to smooth the process as easily and as fluidly as possible, giving the opportuinty to ensure that people can clearly see what the planning permission is needed for and why it’s good for the community. We work with you to ensure your access statement is well recieved and planning permission granted with the minimum of fuss. Learn more about Access Statements and Design
Way finding and tactile signage	Lifetimes Homes Consultancy
Access isn’t just about what you can see – in fact, in some cases, sight is one of the few things that some people can’t rely on – tactile signage bridges the gap between access and inclusion in those cases, and supports people in enjoying businesses and buildings.  It’s important to ensure that as part of your access audit, that tactile signage is considered as an integrated solution. Access is something we take for granted and the ability to glance and go is something that can be offered to more with tactile signage – though in this case ‘touch and go’.  We offer comprehensive support and advice to allow businesses to support the needs of their clients and their building – from start to finish, we are your one contact point and work from assessment to installation and sign off to give you a cohesive service you can rely on to ensure your signage is perfect. Read more about Tactile Signage, Braille provision and Way finding	Lifetime Homes is a set of criteria that supports a strong design model for accessible, adaptable homes. The sixteen design elements are created to work in tandem with other guidelines and criteria, and provide the designer with a house that can be considered to be efficient, effective, and often has a smaller footprint, meaning that lifetime homes consultancy can be applied to any development and serve as an additional selling point in plans. It’s important to understand that there are other criteria too, however, which is why our team work to Part M standards at all times. And we take all of the hard work out of your hands – no matter where you are in the world, providing you plans, reports and guidelines that can help you meet the needs of all of your clients and staff, for years to come.  This results in better planning permission, less modifications needed, and, best of all, less alterations to the plans for items that would fall under the Equality Act, 2010. Read more about Lifetime Homes Consultancy