Purple Tuesday: 'Embarrassment' of going shopping in a wheelchair

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'Embarrassment' of going shopping in a wheelchair Holly Greader from Cardiff tells the BBC what going shopping is like for her as a wheelchair user.

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The power of the 'purple pound' BBC News looks at the idea of the "purple pound" and how much it is worth to the economy.

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Disabled chef's struggle to make ends meet How a professional chef with ataxic cerebral palsy is struggling to make his artisanal bakery work.

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'It makes for a fantastic business mind' Kelly Perks-Bevington, who has spinal muscular atrophy type 3, says in the past she may have let her disability hold her back in business, but not anymore.

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The man championing wheelchair tourism Brazilian Ricardo Shimosakai is a tourist agent who specialises in finding holiday packages for people with mobility issues.

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'It's a lifestyle, not a job' Tractor driver Matthew Evans had his machine specially adapted so that he could carry on working after an accident left him paralysed.

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