When the Disability Discrimination Act came out in 1995 there were no smartphones or applications (apps) and digital technology was in its infancy. Fast forward almost 20 years and digital has replaced ‘analogue’ This is something that access auditors have to keep...
Our Associate Consultant and Trainer, Ann Sawyer, is an architect who has worked on projects including social housing, public buildings, and historic buildings before specialising in access. She says the lack of investment needed to continue improving access to...
Seven disabled students are now employed in the inclusive design field after free training provided by the Centre for Accessible Environments’ Pathways Academy. The nine-month Pathways Academy programme was launched by the inclusive design and access consultancy in...
Associate Consultant Caroline Lewis has worked as a trainer with the Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) since 2016. Her particular specialism is access implications within the pedestrian environment for people with vision impairment. Read on to learn about her...
In the next instalment of our CAE Consultant series, we speak with Chloe Hixson who has been working with CAE for six months, but has trained with them regularly since 2016. Chloe is a wheelchair user and has experience of working within communities to bring in and...
