Accessibility Consulting
Review existing buildings, plans, and project concepts through a meaningful-access and universal-design lens.
Purple Martin Consulting
Accessible spaces. Stronger projects. Better outcomes.
Purple Martin Consulting helps organizations plan, design, and deliver accessible, inclusive spaces with expert accessibility consulting and construction project management.
- Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Professional
- 20+ years construction leadership
- Accessibility & universal design consulting
- Project management from planning to closeout
Credibility
Led by Connie Martin, GSC, RHFAP, Purple Martin Consulting brings together accessibility expertise, construction knowledge, and practical project delivery experience to help clients build spaces that are functional, inclusive, and future-ready.
What we help with
Four core service areas.
RHFAC-Informed Project Support
Support organizations pursuing higher accessibility standards using Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification principles and practical construction insight.
Construction Project Management
Coordinate scope, budget, schedule, procurement, consultants, contractors, reporting, and closeout.
Inclusive Design Planning
Help teams identify barriers early, improve usability, and create spaces that better serve people of all ages and abilities.
Meaningful access
Beyond minimum code
Why it matters
Accessibility is not an afterthought. It is part of good design.
Accessible spaces are safer, easier to navigate, more welcoming, and more useful for everyone. Purple Martin Consulting helps clients move beyond minimum requirements by identifying practical improvements that support dignity, independence, and inclusion.
- ✓Better access for visitors, residents, staff, and customers
- ✓Smarter planning that reduces costly retrofits
- ✓Stronger alignment with inclusion, ESG, and community goals
Built environment expertise
Accessibility advice grounded in real construction experience.
Connie Martin brings more than two decades of leadership in institutional, commercial, industrial, residential, and modular construction. Her experience spans land development, design/build, estimating, tendering, municipal approvals, safety regulations, warranty programs, project budgeting, procurement, consultant coordination, contractor management, and project closeout.
Accessibility Expertise
- RHF Accessibility Professional
- AODA knowledge
- Universal design principles
- Accessibility assessments
- Barrier identification
- Inclusive project recommendations
Project Delivery Expertise
- Project planning and initiation
- Estimating and budget management
- Team leadership and coordination
- Construction management
- Municipal and regulatory navigation
- Closeout and handover
Who we work with
Trusted partners across the built environment.
Municipalities
Nonprofit organizations
Housing providers
Builders & developers
Architects & consultants
Commercial property owners
Institutional facilities
Community spaces
Process
A clear process from first review to practical recommendations.
- 01
Discovery Call
Understand the site, project, goals, timelines, and accessibility priorities.
- 02
Document / Site Review
Review drawings, project details, existing conditions, or proposed plans.
- 03
Accessibility Assessment
Identify barriers, risks, opportunities, and meaningful-access improvements.
- 04
Recommendations
Provide clear, practical guidance for owners, designers, contractors, and decision-makers.
- 05
Project Support
Assist with implementation, coordination, scope review, budgeting, procurement, or construction management.
- 06
Follow-Through
Support final review, documentation, closeout, and future accessibility planning.
About
Led by Connie Martin, GSC, RHFAP.
Connie Martin is an experienced construction and project management professional with over 20 years of leadership across institutional, commercial, industrial, residential, and modular development. She has managed complex projects from planning through occupancy and now brings that experience to accessibility consulting, universal design, and inclusive built-environment planning.
20+
Years leading construction & project delivery
Credentials
GSC · RHFAP
Focus
Accessibility, universal design & inclusive project delivery.
Let's connect
Planning a building, renovation, retrofit, or accessibility improvement?
Purple Martin Consulting can help you identify barriers, improve access, and move your project forward with practical construction-informed guidance.