Professional Background and Experience

Keith Bright has undertaken an extensive portfolio of consultancy and research projects related to access issues and the development of inclusive environments, work that continues in several current consultancy and research projects. He is regularly asked to comment on complex pan-disability issues relating to the physical aspects of accessibility or how the implementation of current and proposed legislation impinges on the obligations of owners and managers of buildings, and service providers.

He has over ten years of experience as a consultant and is the founding Director of Keith Bright Consultants Ltd, which was established in 2003.

Before entering academia in 1981, Keith spent eighteen years working in the construction industry in nationalised industries and local government and, latterly, as a senior building surveyor in private practice. He joined The University of Reading in 1988 and founded the Research Group for Inclusive Environments in 1993.

Keith is a past winner of the Chartered Institute of Building Gold Medal for Innovation in Research for the work undertaken in developing design guidance on the use of colour and luminance contrast to assist visually impaired people when using buildings.

Keith publishes widely in both academic and practice journals and, as a highly regarded educator and trainer, is regularly invited to speak both nationally and internationally on topics including user needs awareness and issues related to the development of inclusive environments. He has delivered in-house training courses for large national companies, and more general continuing professional development programmes.