About Us

Building Inclusion from Within.

Our Story

Alan Hejl standing next to his wife, a wheelchair user, in front of a 'step & repeat' at an event.
A vintage newspaper showing a historic disability rights protest, raising awareness for and campaigning for curb cuts and other accessibility rights.

Alan Hejl (pr. 'Hale') founded Spark Access because accessibility has never been abstract to him.

He lives with chronic nerve pain and ADHD. His partner is a manual wheelchair user. Whether mobility innovators solve or ignore barriers isn’t a policy debate. It’s everyday life.

A career at General Motors and Ford only deepened that conviction: the mobility industry can and must do better. Not just to check a compliance box, but to build a future that genuinely works for everyone.

Tall, modern skyscrapers in the Detroit skyline with glass exteriors, showing a digital banner of the disability pride month flag at the top.
A woman in a wheelchair charging her red car at an electric vehicle charging station in a parking lot.
An outdoor parking lot with five electric vehicle charging stations along a building with large glass windows. The stations are white with digital screens and black charging cables. Yellow bollards protect each station, and the parking spaces are out
Group of people at a rally holding a sign that reads 'Disabled Americans are valued and loved here.' A man in sunglasses and a cap takes a selfie, a woman in a wheelchair holds the sign, and a baby in a stroller is present.
A woman in a wheelchair charging her electric vehicle at an EV charging station during snowy and wet night. The parking lot has patches of snow, wet pavement, and illuminated green and white Tesla Superchargers.
Two smiling individuals, a man and a woman, taking a selfie at an event. The background has a blue banner with the logo and text 'BADA' and 'Business Leaders for Diverse Abilities' repeated multiple times. There are colorful balloons, including a lar
A woman smiling and pointing at an electric vehicle charging station outdoors with trees and a street in the background.
A man smiling and holding a rainbow pride flag outdoors on a rainy day, with a flooded street, trees, and houses in the background.
A smiling man at an awards ceremony holding a glass trophy inscribed with the year 2024 and the words Oakland County Michigan. The background shows a restaurant or banquet hall setting with blurred people and warm lighting.
An electric car plugged into a charging station in a parking lot. The car is a gray hatchback, and the charging station has multiple cables and safety poles. The parking lot has blue lines and a handicap space is nearby. There are buildings and signs
Panel discussion at a conference with four people seated on stage, large screen behind displaying 'Detroit Moves / FORUM' and 'Designing Equitable Mobility Solutions' with the sponsor logo 'MICH auto'. There are potted plants on stage.
A person in a wheelchair smiling while sitting inside a small autonomous shuttle vehicle with a ramp, parked outdoors on a paved lot with cars and trees in the background.
A political-style cartoon of a wheelchair user being dragged behind a public bus, with the bus driver shouting, "Quit bellyaching! We're in compliance with the law... as we interpret it."

Nothing About Us Without Us.

Compliance is about more than just ticking a box.

It’s about growing your market.

Would your business survive if you excluded
1 out of every 4 customers?

That’s what you risk when you ignore accessibility.

People with disabilities represent a $490 billion consumer market. Companies that prioritize inclusion earn 2.6x more net income.

Inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do.
It’s smart business.

Rely on our Fortune 500 expertise to capture the market most overlook.

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