Accessibility, designed in from the start.
Access With Skill is the accessibility consulting arm of Design With Skill. Led by Samantha Hill, a licensed architect and CASp consultant, AWS combines architectural training with regulatory expertise a combination that lets us offer more than code citations.
We work with project teams to find solutions that satisfy regulators while protecting feasibility, budget, and design intent. Our work spans housing, education, healthcare, and civic projects across California.
Most of our clients return for the next project. Many treat us as an extension of their team.
What We Do
Three core services, built around when teams actually need them.
Plan
Review
We review drawings against CBC Chapter 11A and 11B, ADA, and applicable federal standards. Our reports prioritize risk by impact and offer design solutions, not just citations.
Site
Inspection
On-site verification that what was drawn is what was built. We catch deviations early enough to correct them without triggering rework.
Accessibility Consulting & Reports
CASp assessments, accessibility narratives for entitlements and funding applications, and ongoing project advisory for regulators, lenders, and grant programs.
Our Approach
At every phase of every project, we ask
three questions.
01
Can someone actually use this space?
02
Does it truly meet code, not just on paper?
03
Can this be built without blowing schedule or budget?
In Partnership
Built on long-standing collaboration.
Largest Ongoing Partnership
Woden Fire Code Consultants
Our longest-running collaboration. Together, we deliver integrated accessibility and fire code expertise on projects across California.
Most of our work comes through long-standing partnerships with architects, contractors, and code consultants who treat us as an extension of their team.
SOM
ZGF
Gensler
HOK
Perkins
& Will
Steinberg Hart
DLR Group
Moore Ruble
Yudell
Patrick Tighe
AUX
Architecture
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TCA Architects
BAR Architects
HED
Johnson Favaro
F-ARE
Trammell Crow Residential
JSRE Partners
Hensel Phelps
West Builders
AccessSolution
MITSUI FUDOSAN
Mandeville Modular
F E A T U R E D P R O J E C T S
See How We’re Transforming Communities
A selection of work spanning education, healthcare, housing, and civic sectors.
Education
LACCD District Accessibility Standards
with Moore Ruble Yudell
LACCD Campus Projects (Cesar Chavez, Weingart Stadium)
with Steinberg Hart
UCSB San Benito Student Housing
with SOM
Cal Poly SLO Student Housing
with Steinberg Hart
Turlock Lab, UC Davis
with Perkins & Will and Hensel Phelps
HUB Fullerton
with DLR Group and West Builders
HNU University
with F-ARE
Magnolia HS
with Johnson Favaro
Healthcare
Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
with ZGF
Belmont Beach Aquatics Center
with HED
Civic & Mixed-Use
DGS EOC Pursuit
with HOK and Hensel Phelps
Westside Pavilion
with ZGF
8th, Grand & Hope
with ZGF
Westside Pavilion
with ZGF
Housing & Multifamily
Northridge Residential
with Trammell Crow Residential and TCA Architects
Park Newport
with BAR Architects and JSRE Partners
8500 SMB
with Patrick Tighe Architecture
La Cienega
with AUX Architecture
San Bernardino
with Mandeville Modular
Bring accessibility in early.
Whether you're scoping a new development, retrofitting an existing facility, or looking for a CASp consultant for an RFP team, we'd be glad to talk.