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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.

Sammi Leaver
Sammi Leaver

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.

Sammi Leaver
Sammi Leaver

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
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

Sam Cleasby
Sam Cleasby

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
Purpl

April 2, 2025

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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
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
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
Sara Stacey

March 1, 2025

Matt Lester is a white man in his 30's, he is playing wheelchair snooker 1t the 2023 disability snooker UK Championship in Northampton, there is a referee watching on

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Taking World Disability Snooker by Storm – The Doncaster Destroyer

Talking to Matthew Lester, the World No.11 in Wheelchair Snooker about his life long love of Snooker.

Matt Lester
Matt Lester

January 13, 2025