Category: Accessibility
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Law 9/2025 on Sustainable Mobility: The Role of Accessibility
The passage of Law 9/2025 on Sustainable Mobility marks an important step forward in how mobility is understood and managed in Spain, incorporating accessibility as a cross-cutting issue. It is no longer just about infrastructure and transportation efficiency; now we must ensure that citizens have access to services, opportunities, and activities with the greatest possible…
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Why Invest in Accessibility for Your Company?
Accessibility is a fundamental issue that companies should take into account—not only for their employees, but also for their customers, suppliers, and anyone else who visits their facilities. Given this, investing in accessibility goes beyond the interests of a few and can have a positive impact on the lives of many.
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What is the social impact of accessibility?
When discussing accessibility, the conversation often centers on visible elements such as ramps, elevators, or reserved parking spaces. These are undoubtedly important aspects, but they represent only a part of a much broader reality. The social impact of accessibility has to do with something much deeper: people’s ability to participate in daily life without encountering…
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Usability and accessibility: What are the differences?
Although in some cases usability and accessibility are terms that are often confused and used for the same thing, the truth is that they are two different concepts. The difference between the two terms is important because it directly affects the autonomy and safety of the elderly, people with disabilities or users with temporary reduced…
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What is universal accessibility?
Universal accessibility is not just an idea linked to regulations or architecture, but a different way of understanding how the environments in which we live and work should function. In essence, it starts from a simple premise: if a space, service or product is well designed, anyone should be able to use it without added…
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Accessibility in companies: What does it mean and why is it important?
To speak of accessibility in companies is not only to refer to the elimination of visible physical barriers, but to the creation of corporate environments designed so that any person, regardless of their abilities, can interact, work and access services on equal terms.
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Affordable styles: details make the difference
The accessibility of a space or service is based on countless small details that can make a difference in people’s real lives. One example is the latch on the doors of toilets, changing rooms, etc., which must have certain characteristics so that everyone can use them with the greatest possible degree of autonomy. Have you…
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Discover the benefits of AIS for Retail
Accessibility in shopping centers has become an essential aspect to ensure that these spaces can be enjoyed by everyone with the greatest possible degree of autonomy. It is not only a matter of complying with regulations, but also of offering an inclusive, comfortable and safe experience. In this context, shopping center managers increasingly understand that…
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Legal risks due to lack of physical accessibility
Accessibility is not only a matter of inclusion, it is also a key strategy for managing legal and reputational risks. In public buildings, such as offices, hotels, shopping malls, hospitals or universities, it is necessary not only to comply with accessibility regulations, but also to go beyond them to avoid consequences. Although regulations vary from…
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Inclusive and Accessible Tourism and the SDGs: Tourism for All
Inclusive and accessible tourism not only breaks down physical and social barriers, but also contributes directly to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, it is not enough to implement accessibility plans; environments, both physical and digital, must be verified based on an international standard and certified by an objective third party, such as the…
