CAE Team

Our inclusive design team work collaboratively on projects with design teams including architects, building control and heritage officers at an early stage to ensure that design and build is inclusive from the start to ensure accessibility of user experience and avoiding later costs for remedial work. We are active members of National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC), Access Association, International Association of Access Professionals and the BSI Committee for Access to Buildings.

To contact us please email info@cae.org.uk

Fara Muneer, BSc (Hons), MA, Design Council Expert, IAAP – Head of Business Development

Fara is Head of the Centre for Accessible Environments. The role is fundamental in achievement of the business goals to increase the access and inclusion expertise of the built environment sector whilst growing CAE impact. She has extensive senior business development experience in disability and inclusion sector for 20 years across the public, private and charity sectors. CAE is part of Habinteg, sharing a mission to drive greater accessibility in the built environment to enable everyone to live, work, travel and be part of a fully inclusive society.  In external networks and panels she is Chair of Network Rail’s Access Panel (BEAP) and part of the London Regional Stakeholder Network panel, a panel set up of users and organisations supporting the Disability Unit in the Cabinet Office on inclusive policy developments. She is a specialist expert for the Design Council and Disability Expert for Her Majesty’s Magistrates Courts and Tribunal Service. Fara joined CAE from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award where she led on inclusion and strategic change.

Teresa Rumble, BA (Hons), MA, NRAC Auditor – Senior Access Advisor

Teresa has a BA in 3-Dimensional Design and a City and Guilds qualification in Garden Design. She is the Senior Access Advisor at CAE and has extensive experience of access assessments, design appraisals and access audits of both heritage and modern buildings, as well as external greenspace. Teresa’s career background includes 14 years of temporary exhibition and gallery design at the British Museum in London, and she has applied this to the creation of inclusive visitor experiences for the Charterhouse museum, National Gallery and Bletchley Park Museum. Teresa’s projects include access consultancy advice for the RHS Gardens at Wisley and Bridgewater and Equality Impact Assessments and design appraisals for public parks in London. Teresa is also a member of the judging panel for the Selwyn Goldsmith Awards for Universal Design.

Corinne Keany, BSc (Hons) Architecture, NRAC Consultant – Inclusive Environments Specialist

Corinne is CAE’s Inclusive Environments Specialist. She is an NRAC Consultant with an architectural background and has worked as an access consultant for over 20 years for a wide selection of public and private sector clients. Corinne’s projects include access consultancy across all sectors including corporate, university, housing and charity sectors. In her previous roles Corinne has been involved in a variety of projects including Natural History Museum, redevelopment of London Bridge station, Built Environment Assessor for the Irish Government funded National Disability Authority Excellence through Access Award Scheme and providing access consultancy services for provision of temporary overlay to existing facilities being used as venues for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Maddy Rees, LLM – Senior Project Manager

Maddy project manages CAE’s public and bespoke training courses, supporting organisations and individuals to improve their knowledge in inclusive design. Maddy is also the main point of contact for our Pathways Academy, a unique course funded by the City Bridge Foundation to train disabled Londoners to become access and inclusion professionals. She has worked in the disability sector for over 10 years and joined CAE in 2020 from Muscular Dystrophy UK where she managed the charity’s care, information & advocacy service.

Yulia Sholina, BSc (Hons) – Project Manager

Yulia is responsible for planning and managing CAE consultancy projects for clients. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science and has project management experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Having previously volunteered at UCL National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, as well as work experience with younger individuals, Yulia’s ambition is to learn more about accessibility and inclusion, and make an impact on reducing inequality.

Asa Hems – Access Advisor, ASAS

Asa manages the Access and Sustainability Advice Service (ASAS) at CAE, which provides advice and support for London-based charities looking to make their buildings and external environments more inclusive. Asa’s last role was at a technology app designed to help disabled people find accessible places to socialise. Outside of work, Asa loves to act. Most recently he has appeared in a short film and has been a BBC extra. He also keeps active with wheelchair football and boccia.