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Purpl’s 1st birthday! How a Discount Platform Became Something So Much Bigger

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Purpl Turns 1!: How a Disabled Discount Platform Became Something So Much Bigger

On 9th July 2024, Purpl went live. A discount platform designed by disabled people, for disabled people. It started with a simple mission: to make life a little more affordable, a little more joyful, and a lot more fair.

Purpl

July 9, 2025

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Learning to Slow Down: How MS Reshaped My Life and My Work

As a Purpl partner, Indu is offering our members an exclusive deal on emotional support therapy: Buy 5 sessions and get 1 free – for the whole time you work with her.

Purpl

June 6, 2025

Text reads, "Access Granted: Your Monthly Dose of Good News from the Disabled Community". An image is shown of rainbow coloured paper dolls displaying a range of disabilities.

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Access Granted: A Monthly Roundup of Disabled Wins, Joy, and Progress – APRIL ’25

We’re shining a light on the incredible achievements happening across the disabled community, from national breakthroughs to grassroots greatness.

Purpl

May 1, 2025

Woman with long brown hair smiling while seated in a cosy armchair, sharing her MS journey – inspiring stories supporting disabled community awareness and Purpl shopping discounts for disabled people.

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Living with MS: My Personal Story for MS Awareness Week

Learn about my MS diagnosis, my approach to living with a long term condition and how I eventually launched Purpl.

Georgina, Founder of Purpl

April 28, 2025

A cartoon of a woman sat crosslegged with a variety of easter items around her head, text reads Avoiding the Easter overwhelm

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The Disabled Person’s Guide to Surviving Easter

Surviving and Thriving at Easter: Navigating Overwhelm as a Disabled or Neurodivergent Person

Georgina, Founder of Purpl

April 17, 2025

Rebecca is a white woman, she has short brown hair in a bob with a fringe and wears glasses, she is wearing a brown jumper with pink squiggles on it.

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World Autism Awareness Day – Hear Our Voices!

Interview with Rebecca Connor-Wood about autism for World Autism Awareness Day.

Purpl

April 2, 2025

A blue evening background with the silhouette of a person sat on a fence, text reads Transgender day of visibility and sits across a trans flag made up of pale pink and blue stripes and a white stripe

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Living at the Intersection: Being Trans, Disabled, and Autistic

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, and we’re sharing the story of a disabled, autistic trans person.

Jason

March 31, 2025

Celebrating International Womens Day, with photos of seven disabled British women

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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025

Celebrating the Women Making Positive Changes for the Disabled Community

Purpl

March 8, 2025

Sara Stacey is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair, she is wearing a teal jumper that says Muscles Matter on the front and is a wheelchair user, she is on a balcony with a view of water and a mountain town in the background

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International Wheelchair Day and Navigating Accessibility

Sara Stacey, Ambassador for Purple Tuesday talks to us about Accessibility

Sara Stacey

March 1, 2025

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