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Making Everyday Life Easier: Share Your Experiences at Our Local Events

A stylised image on a deep purple background shows a floating porcelain teapot pouring milk onto a slice of dark teal cake suspended mid-air. The cake is falling toward a teacup, splashing milk dramatically upwards. In the bottom right corner is a black banner with green and white text: “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join! Difference NE

Join a small, friendly event to share everyday access issues in your area. Your voice can help improve local shops, services, and spaces. No diagnosis needed—just your experience.

Disability Rights and Governance: A Call for Inclusive Leadership!

Disabled artist and Chair of Unfolding Theatre, speaks passionately about disability rights. Text overlay reads: 'Nothing about us without us. Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join Difference NE!'

Watch Bex Bowsher, Chair of Unfolding theatre and Difference North East Development Manager, talk about the positive impact of making governance accessible.

Government’s Welfare Reforms Will Kill Disabled People – And We’re Fighting Back

A protest scene with a pink and blue overlay. On the left, a banner with the words 'CUTS KILL' in bold, black letters is splattered with paint and handprints. On the right, a person using a wheelchair speaks into a microphone, holding a walking stick. The background appears to be an outdoor public space with stone architecture. Photo credit: Mark Simmons

Why does the government want to punish disabled people? This post tries to understand this.

Austerity 2.0? Announced Welfare Reforms

A digitally manipulated image features a protest sign with bold, handwritten-style text reading 'NO MORE DEATHS FROM BENEFIT CUTS.' The background is a collage of people engaged in various types of work, including wheelchair users and standing individuals. The image has a glitch-like effect with blue, purple, and green tones.

All the cuts are making disabled people poorer. This article looks into this and says it’s like the last time there were loads of cuts.

The Impact of Welfare Reforms on Disabled People in the North East

Image of Labour chancellor colourised purple, yellow and blue, overlaid are the photographs of people who died due to benefit cuts.

How do cuts to welfare affect disabled people in the North East, this article looks into it.

Challenges in Job Hunting for the Neurospicy

Social Model Of Disability. A chaotic tangle of colourful wires and circuit boards, symbolizing the complexity and barriers of neurodivergent job hunting. The image is overlaid with pink, yellow, and blue filters, reflecting the overwhelming and inaccessible nature of recruitment systems.

What’s it like trying to get a job when you are Neurodivergent? This looks into the difficulties experienced by one member.

Unruly: The Power of Disabled Women’s Stories on Stage

high-contrast black and white images show a woman with short hair and glasses raising her arm in defiance

This is a review of a play written by Bex Bowsher from Difference. The play celebrates disabled women’s lives and is a fantastic show.

Disabled Person looking for employment? Nothing is more broken than the DWPs own find a job system.

A digitally manipulated image features a protest sign with bold, handwritten-style text reading 'NO MORE DEATHS FROM BENEFIT CUTS.' The background is a collage of people engaged in various types of work, including wheelchair users and standing individuals. The image has a glitch-like effect with blue, purple, and green tones.

This looks at the reasons why disabled people can’t get work.

Members Make the Difference: Talking Disability & Housing

Abstract digital artwork of urban housing, with a mix of high-rise flats and terraced houses in bold purple, blue, and yellow tones. Represents members talking disability housing and accessibility challenges in the built environment.

Hear what our members think about trying to get a house if you are disabled.

Claiming the Normal, Break Disability Stereotypes! Join Our Photography Project

Silhouettes of disabled people, one using crutches and another in a wheelchair flexing their arms, against a bold background. This striking image represents efforts to break disability stereotypes through authentic representation.

Hear about our photography project, claiming the normal, representing disabled everyday lives.

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