Purple Tuesday: MK Lights Up & We Want Your Feedback💜

We’re lighting up Milton Keynes purple today to support Purple Tuesday, the global movement championing better accessibility for disabled visitors. It’s all part of the city's Our Purple City project.

This year, the focus is on listening to visitors and turning feedback into action. We have launched a new accessibility survey, inviting residents, visitors, and workers to share their thoughts on how accessible the city centre feels and what could be improved.

You can take part online here: Our Purple City Survey Link.

Across Milton Keynes, businesses and venues are taking steps to make the city more welcoming for everyone. Centre:mk has become the first UK shopping centre to train all staff in Unseen Aware, supporting people with unseen disabilities such as autism, hearing loss, or mental health conditions. The centre also offers a sensory room, Changing Places toilet, free wheelchair and mobility scooter hire, mental health first aiders, and a sunflower lanyard scheme.

Milton Keynes Theatre has expanded accessible programming, including BSL-interpreted, audio-described, captioned, and relaxed performances, while working with influencers to promote theatre experiences for all.