Since 2005, Kilpelä has been active as an accessibility consultant, auditor and lecturer in Finland. As a consultant, he has been responsible for several accessibility audits and accessibility development projects as well as publications. Kilpelä works as an architect and accessibility advisor in The Threshold Association, cooperating closely with National Board of Antiquities (nation’s specialist, service provider, developer and authority in material cultural heritage and the cultural environment field) and Senate Properties (state owned enterprise which provides premises and associated services, primarily to the government).