Purple Tuesday is today - have you signed up?

Adam Saville
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Life insurance and protection firms encouraged to pledge commitment to disabled access

Launched in August, Purple Tuesday (13 November) is the UK's first accessible shopping day, organised by disability charity Purple to promote inclusive shopping. On Tuesday, retailers across the UK will take part in the campaign by engaging in various activities to raise awareness in their retail organisation, these will include accessibility audits, disability-focused customer service training for staff and the appointment of board members or senior leaders as ‘disability champions'. Firms are also encouraged to sign up to the government's Disability Confidence scheme to demonstrate the...

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