Joel D. Ziev, Ed.D, directs Partners for Access and serves as the lead consultant. For more than 25 years, Dr. Ziev has served as an effective advocate for equal access for people with disabilities. He has provided disability access and consulting services for towns, villages, organizations and facilities in the New York, New Jersey metropolitan area, as well as, other parts of the country.

Dr. Ziev has developed many innovative techniques for meeting the access needs of people who are physically disabled, as well as for those with hearing and vision loss. He developed, with HUD support, several fully accessible residential and social service program facilities in New York City. His accessibility design work has been featured in the press, professional journals, and on television.

The PfA team includes architects and other professionals all of whom are uniquely qualified and experienced with the Federal ADA requirements and the needs of people with disabilities.