Blog by Mike Adams.
Purple is pleased employers such as John Lewis, M&S and Hope&Story are leading on a retail sector campaign to support the retail sector to become Disability Confident, and recruit and retain more disabled people. There are over 4.5 million disabled people out of work. Finding great people in a tight labour market provides a real competitive advantage, and this overlooked talent pool is part of the answer.
Blog by Mike Adams.
2017 has been the year Purple firmly put itself on the map. We are an organisation that works to transform the lives of disabled people. And the organisation that has made disability a business leadership issue.
Blog by Mike Adams.
Over the weekend I had the conversation I always dread: we need to think about starting our Christmas shopping! I am simply a person who doesn’t particularly like shopping. And an old Scrooge when it comes to the festive season. I can hear myself saying it only comes once a year and only lasts a day.
Blog by Mike Adams.
Many retailers are well aware of the importance of accessibility in terms of people’s physical needs – wheelchair ramps, lifts, etc. After all, it’s very hard for people with physical disabilities to do or buy very much without them!