January 2013 Newsletter
Free accessibility seminars on making buildings and services accessible for all »
O'Herlihy Access Consultancy is running a number of free seminars in February 2013. The seminars will take place in the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Taylor’s Lane, Dublin 8. The details...
How to create accessible electronic documents »
More and more documents are being published electronically directly to the internet. This may pose a barrier for some users if universal design and accessibility is not embedded into the design...
Five accessibility design considerations when preparing a Disability Access Certificate (DAC) application »
Since the requirement for a Disability Access Certificate (DAC) came into operation on the 1st January 2010 and the subsequent amendment to Part M, (Part M 2010) on the 1st January 2012, designers...
The Saudi Forum on Universal Design - OHAC present at the first international conference on Universal Design in Saudi Arabia »
Eoin O’Herlihy recently (December 2012) attended and presented at the first international conference on Universal Design in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Forum on Universal Design covered issues relating...
What are accessible Changing Places and why are they important? »
Standard toilets and accessible WCs do not meet the needs of all people with disabilities. For example, people with serious impairments such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis...
