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PurpleSpace Resources

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The PurpleSpace resources are an exclusive suite of insight publications, briefings and templates that bring something new to the table.

Our unique and extensive contact with Disabled Employee Network and Employee Resource Group leaders means that we are close to their challenges and so can create practical resources that help drive culture change on disability. All resources are free to our members and some are freely available to anyone interested in tips for building disability confidence from the inside out.

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Executive Sponsor Peer Roundtable Summary - April 2025

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Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to drive disability culture change. And we know that executive sponsors who share their own stories, or the stories of others, supports others to build confidence, resilience and the ability to trust.
PurpleSpace brought together fifty senior leaders from across 42 organisations within our community during two sessions on 30 April 2025 with a shared

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#PurpleLightUp 2020 - Advancing Disability Rights and Justice: A Global Perspective

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Discussion on the state of disability justice and the importance of promoting employment for persons with disabilities. With Disability Rights Advocate and Academy Award winning actor, Marlee Matlin; Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht, filmmakers of Netflix’s Crip Camp; Judy Heumann, world-renowned Disability Rights Activist, featured in Crip Camp; and Stefan Tromel, Senior Disability

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#PurpleLightUp 2020 - Launch of GSMA Principles for Driving the Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

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This session focuses on a framework for action for operators to increase the digital inclusion of people with disabilities.

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#PurpleLightUp 2020 - Creating an inclusive NHS for disabled staff

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Staff from the UK's National Health Service - the 5th largest worldwide employer -discuss how NHS Boards can give disabled staff a voice within their organisation and disability inclusion.

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#PurpleLightUp 2020 - United by Common Humanity

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Watch our panellists from General Sports Authority, the Help Center and Qaderoon as they discuss human diversity and the opportunities that brings, despite our differences.

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#PurpleLightUp 2020: ValuableSpeak

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Join EnAble India's Founder Shanti Raghavan and the Valuable 500's Founder Caroline Casey as they reflect on the importance of valuable allies.

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#PurpleLightUp 2020: In Conversation with Suzanne Colbert

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An interview with Suzanne Colbert, Founding CEO of Australian Network on Disability: 20 years on.

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#PurpleLightUp 2020: In Conversation with the Valuable 500 and PurpleSpace

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Valuable 500’s Founder Caroline Casey and PurpleSpace’s CEO and Creator Kate Nash discuss how to drive change from the bottom up and the top down.

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Networkology Part 2: ‘Thriving and Innovating’ Virtual Masterclass

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‘Networkology’ is the word we use to describe the ‘art & science’ of creating high-performing disability networks / resource groups.
Watch a masterclass in best practice through this one hour workshop, tailored to the lifecycle of your network, or ‘swimlane’ as we like to call it. If you’re leading a well-established network/resource group that is influencing change on disability

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