Why the high street still isn't doing enough for customers with disabilities

After the failure to recruit a 'disability champion' for the fashion industry, activists argue that more should be done to earn the 'purple pound'

In December, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that the government was recruiting six "disability champions" to help "tackle the issues disabled people face as consumers".

One of these positions was reserved for a fashion disability champion who would, the DWP claimed, "open industry doors". Five new champions were appointed on schedule; in the fields of brand and design; countryside and heritage; products and spaces; technology; and web accessibility. The champion for the fashion industry was absent.