Nimbus Disability has teamed up with Purpl to ensure more disabled people have equal access to a wide range of products, venues and events.

Purpl is the UK's first discount programme, designed to help the disabled community offset the cost of being disabled and details of how to apply for Nimbus Disability’s innovative Access Card are now available on the dedicated website www.purpldiscounts.com.

Purpl was founded by Georgina Colman, who lives with multiple sclerosis and understands firsthand the financial challenges of living with a disability.

Motivated to support her community, Georgina launched Purpl to help offset these costs through exclusive discounts.

She said: "We not only face the additional expenses of being disabled but also the daily challenges that come with it. I want to make a real difference."

Georgina’s long-term vision includes creating a Purpl foundation to provide grants to individuals within the disabled community who need extra financial support.

Nimbus Disability managing director Martin Austin MBE explained: “The Access Card scheme goes from strength to strength and now partnering with Purpl is the next stage in being able to support disabled people in a wider context.

“Whilst the Access Card isn’t a discount card, we certainly recognise the cost of living for disabled people continues to be a huge barrier for our community of card holders and if relationships brings a wider opportunity we are certainly meeting and exceeding our social mission.”

Partnerships director Mark Briggs PLY continued: “Purpl has discounts covering everything from disability aids and health, to fashion and technology.”

“With that said, Purpl is about more than just discounts. It's about bringing the disabled community together with relevant content, inspirational stories and shared learning, whilst also giving back to disabled charities.”

Nimbus Disability is a social enterprise run by disabled people for disabled people. It was founded by Martin Austin MBE almost 20 years ago. In a position to make a social impact, it donates any surplus income to its sister charity, Derby based Disability Direct to further enable projects supporting disabled people.

The award-winning Access Card is regarded as the first ever enabler of accessible, online ticketing of its type in the world - offering a universal and consistent way for disabled people to evidence and communicate their needs to providers quickly and discreetly, whilst protecting those businesses and customers from those reasonable adjustments being misused by those that may not require them..

The Access Card is now held by more than half a million disabled people and is recognised by more than 2,000 venues and events across the world who offer accessible tickets.

Powered by ‘NOS’, a bespoke software, the system translates its holder’s disability/impairment or access requirements into symbols, which ultimately means that, when booking online, it informs providers quickly and discreetly about the access requirements that individuals need.

The Access Card costs £15 for three years and all formal provider venues and ticketing partners offer a FREE to customer Digital Access Pass in lieu of a paid Access Card that just works with that provision. For more information about the Access Card, please visit https://www.accesscard.online/

To find the Access Card information on Purpl, please visit https://www.purpldiscounts.com/access.