Professional Development

CPD Opportunities

The Wayfinding Centre works with built environment professionals to promote accessibility and inclusion across transport and the public realm.

By combining professional expertise with lived experience, we help organisations better understand the barriers people with disabilities can face and support the development of more inclusive spaces, services and infrastructure.

Participants in wheelchairs navigate the rough-terrain area, including one pair moving backwards through a gravel section.

Technical Masterclass

Our Technical Masterclass is an interactive workshop for local authorities, engineers, designers and industry professionals. It focuses on applying accessibility and Universal Design principles to transport and public realm projects.

Co-delivered by people with lived experience of disability, the workshop explores how people navigate public spaces and how design decisions can either create or remove barriers to access.

Participants cover key areas including accessibility standards, pedestrian environments, wayfinding and transport infrastructure. Through discussion and practical activities, participants explore real-world accessibility challenges and how to translate them into better design outcomes.

This is a half day workshop and has been CPD approved by Engineers Ireland.

Participant Feedback

“Very informative, the different perspective shown to me will enable me to design better infrastructure in the future.”

– Executive Technician, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

“The key takeaway for me was when designing, it is not about just ticking boxes, it’s a decision affecting real people.”

– Structural Engineer, CSEA

Presenter speaks to a group in The Wayfinding Centre. A screen reads 'Why is accessibility important?' as attendees listen.

Inclusive Consultation and Communication

We offer workshops to help organisations build the skills and confidence needed to engage meaningfully with people with disabilities.

This workshop focuses on practical approaches to accessible communication, planning inclusive consultations and events and developing accessible information and resources.

Participants explore how to remove barriers to participation and ensure that people with disabilities can contribute effectively throughout planning, design, and decision-making processes.


To learn more about our professional development opportunities, please complete our Inclusive Design Enquiry Form.