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Highcross Leicester has big plans in place to celebrate Purple Tuesday.

The annual event was launched last year as the UK's first accessible shopping day, organised by the disability organisation Purple.

The shopping experience aims to be more inclusive for shoppers with both physical and hidden disabilities, and to encourage businesses to see disability as an opportunity, in terms of both existing and potential employees and customers.

This year, Highcross is planning many activities on the day, which will run between 9.30am and 5.30pm on Tuesday, November 12.

A number of organisations will be available to offer advice and support.

On the day, staff will be wearing purple and donning Purple Tuesday ribbons to show their support and raise awareness.

Visitors will be able to watch performances at the centre between 11am-1pm on the lower mall outside the Tresspass store by FTM Dance, a performing arts respite service for children, young people and adults with additional needs and disabilities. The performers will be giving a teaser for their upcoming show The Magic Lamp, taking place at De Montfort Hall in the run up to Christmas.

A special pop-up shop run by Wishes 4 Kids, Alzheimer's Society, Sharps and The Carer's Centre will be open during the day next to the Waterstones Church Gate entrance, offering help and advice.

The Apple store are holding free training sessions aimed at customers with disabilities, specifically for those who are blind or have low vision, on how they can use their iPad or iPhone devices for help. The sessions are held from 3.00pm – 4.30pm at the Apple Store.

Shopmobility will also be promoting services available in the centre. You can find out more about them here.

Throughout the day, The Beacons and John Lewis & Partners will be lit up purple to show their support.

Find out more about the day here.