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Inclusive Architectural Design, Access for All, Disability Access

ID: 728188 United Kingdom

Expert is Director of Consultancy at Employer, an NRAC Consultant Member, and a qualified architect. She has carried out access consultancy work for a range of clients from small community centres to large corporations, including country parks, museums, housing associations, sheltered housing schemes, banks, offices and sports centres. Services provided include access audits, design appraisals and access statements. She has experience of project management in a variety of private and public sector contexts. She has managed large multiple-site projects across the UK. As CAE’s representative on the British Standards working group for External Environments she provides specialist knowledge on external spaces and the public realm.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1996	Degree: M Sc	Subject: International Development	Institution: London School of Economics
Year: 1986	Degree: B Arch	Subject: Architecture	Institution: School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2008 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Director	Department: Consultancy
Responsibilities: She manages the consultancy section of the organisation, liasing with clients and the panel of expert consultants, and also providing access consultancy services to clients directly.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2005 to 2007	Employer: National Register of Access Consultants	Title: Manager of NRAC	Department:
Responsibilities: She managed the accreditation process for applicants to the National Register of Access Consultants, including marketing, promoting and development of the Register.

Fields of Expertise

disability accessibility, Disability Discrimination Act, universal access, universal design