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With over six years experience, Iain McKinnon Access Consultants provide a comprehensive and professional service to our clients.

We have experience across a number of different project types and have covered a wide variety of building sectors. For more information please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Recent/current projects include:

• Network Rail accessibility review
• Access audit/survey of 31 public buildings for South Ayrshire Council
• Access review of new archive and office facility developed by Stephen Marshall Architects, London
• Development of a comprehensive wayfinding and signage strategy for the new Supermess building at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane
• One of three shortlisted in UK wide design competition by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to design a new, innovative pool lift to help disabled people get in and out of swimming pools
• Development of new Accessible Design Standards for sportscotland
• Review of emergency evacuation for disabled occupants at the new Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
• Accessibility of tiling treatments during the refurbishment of James Watt College, Greenock

Recent CPD/training sessions include:

• Full day training workshop on 'Building Access' for the; Stirling Area Access Panel, Tweeddale Access Panel, Dundee Access Group, Cowal Access Panel and the Perth and Kinross Access Group
• CPD session with RGP Architects, Glasgow
• Annual guest lecturer to 3rd year architecture students at the University of Strathclyde on ‘the Equality Act 2010 and inclusive design’
• Presentation on ‘the DDA and inclusive design – an access consultant’s perspective’ for the Centre for the Built Environment CBE, Glasgow
• CPD session with Gareth Hoskins Architects, Glasgow

Previous experience:

Iain McKinnon previously worked with Buro Happold’s Inclusive Design team and has consulted on the following projects:

• Historic Scotland and National Trust for Scotland access audits
• The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr
• Massar Children's Discovery Centre, Damascus, Syria
• 2012 Olympic Park Masterplan
• Glasgow National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome
• National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
• Dundee City Council Civic Offices
• Bermondsey Square mixed use development, London
• Manual call point, inclusive supermarket checkout counter and wheelchair glass holder product design projects


Please get in touch to discuss your needs and how we can work together.