David Burdus, Director of Burdus. Age 47 Uses a manual and power wheelchair following a spinal injury in 1983. David became one of England’s first full time and designated access officers in 1988.. In 1992 he established Burdus. His first commission was to produce and deliver the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation’s Access Strategy for the 25 mile Quayside regeneration for the banks of the rivers Tyne and Wear. The strategy was used in the minister for disabled people’s national media campaign and awarded the Ratcliffe Mobility Award by HRH Prince Charles. David specialises in access master planning, design team work, access policy and DDA compliance, corporate access management and troubleshooting with a strong track record in urban regeneration, arts and heritage. Experience At Burdus, a principle service includes project review and the production of access statements or strategies for prestigious projects where a high level of reputation, expertise and accuracy is required, for example: Palace of Westminster Visitor Building 2005 Diane Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain 2004 David assessed the Royal Opera House National Lottery application for the Arts Council of England Lottery fund for Public Benefit and Quality of Design and Construction. • Organiser and promoter the Tyne Tunnel 2K International wheelchair race www.tunnel2k.com • Agent to Mickey Bushell T53 100m silver medallist Beijng Paralympics 2008 • Awarded England’s Young Business Achiever by the Duke of Edinburgh, 1994 • TV reporter/presentation - C4’s Same Difference and The Great Outdoors, 1994, ITV ‘Accessible motorcycle’ report 2008 • British Sign Language stage 1 (CACDP), 1996 • David Burdus produces BurdusCAD - a series of ADM and BS8300 compliant AutoCAD drawings, which is an Architect design tool for checking or installing access into CAD drawings. • Burdus use AutoCAD LITE 2007