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Tackle the topics and issues related to the work we do with this hub of news articles about Difference and disability rights in the North East. 

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Report 2026 Disabled Northeast: A disabled woman navigating a pavement with accessibility barriers in Darlington town centre

Access to the Everyday Report 2026: What Disabled People in the North East Are Telling Us

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February 12, 2026
Recruiting Disability History Month. An image of a female wheelchair user. She is wearing a red dress and is chairing a meeting.

Help Shape Disability History Month in the North East! We’re Recruiting!

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January 27, 2026
Your Access to Work Story. Graphic image of disabled people in the work place. the word "access" is repeated over and over as an overlay.

We Want to Hear Your Access to Work Story

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January 13, 2026

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Ramping Up Rights: Teesside. Three disabled speakers sit in armchairs during the “Ramping Up Rights” event at Stockton Library. The person in the centre holds a microphone and wears a T-shirt that reads “#TakingThePIP.” A Joy Division bag is on the floor nearby. The setting is relaxed and informal, with bookshelves in the background and water glasses on a table in front. The image is tinted purple.

Ramping Up Rights: Disability Power in Teesside

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July 11, 2025
Screenshot of a Zoom meeting with three participants from Difference North East. Text overlay shows their names: Difference, Bex Bowsher – Difference North East, and Claire Andrews – Difference North East, who is wearing a t-shirt that says "Nothing About Us Without Us". Caption: "MPs not turned up for our drop-in about welfare reform."

The Chairs Were Empty. The Issue Remains. Welfare Reform

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June 30, 2025
Disability Community Stockton-on-tees, Graphic promoting Stockton health challenges discussion. Blue slice of cake on a purple background. NeuroKey and Difference NE logo visible in the top right.

Disability Community Stockton-on-tees Teesside

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June 29, 2025
North East consultation DWP 26 June! Photograph of a Department for Work & Pensions sign on the side of a building in London. The sign is mounted on pale stone and reads ‘Department for Work & Pensions’ with the royal crest above, image is colourised purple

Not a Drill: Government Launches North East Consultation: But Only After We Created Our Own

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June 18, 2025
Pathways To Work Ignores Disabled Voices: Abstract image of disabled people in the workplace, overlaid text repeating "pathways?" over and over.

“Pathways To Work” Ignores Disabled Voices: Here’s What’s Really At Stake

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June 18, 2025
why we left the government's disability network and need a disability-led advocacy network. A collage of photos showing disabled people in Difference North east meetings, discussions, and protests. One protester holds a sign reading “THESE CUTS WILL KILL.”

Disabled voices shut out: why we left the government’s disability network

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June 12, 2025
Hartlepool Disability Rights: A group of twelve people stand together, smiling, in front of a white wall at an indoor event. They are of varying ages and genders, some using mobility aids.

“We Want What You’ve Got”: Hartlepool’s Rights Fight

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June 10, 2025
Disability Community Gateshead Tyneside. Background image used by Difference NE featuring a stylized, purplish painting of a steaming glass teacup with a teabag, set on a saucer. The background is soft and abstract with bubble and splash-like textures. The top left includes the Difference NE logo and a yellow tagline reading, “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join!” There is a large blank grey box in the lower left area intended for overlaid text or digital content.

Disability Community Gateshead Tyneside

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June 7, 2025
Disability Rights Community, Darlington. Stylised image with a purple background and purple overlay. A teapot pours liquid into a teacup that is already stacked inside another teacup, causing it to overflow. To the left is a sugar pot with a spoon, and to the right is a decorated cake topped with macarons and fruit. At the top left, there are two logos: the "Difference NE" logo with the text “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join!” and a second logo reading “D.A.D” with teal letters bursting through a red brick wall.

Disability Community, Darlington, Tees Valley

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June 1, 2025
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A group of people are gathered outdoors on a sidewalk, engaging in conversation. In the foreground, an older woman wearing a light pink jacket and carrying a green bag is speaking to two men. Colin Cameron is wearing glasses and a bearded wearing a brown blazer and black shirt, he is beside another man, who is seated in a wheelchair, wears a white shirt. In the background, more people are standing and talking near greenery and residential buildings.

Disability Rights in the UK: A Critical Look at Progress & Setbacks

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May 12, 2025
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

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

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May 6, 2025
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.

Austerity 2.0? Announced Welfare Reforms

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March 25, 2025
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A black and white historical image of a charity collection box. Its shaped like a female child. one one leg is a calliper brace. The child holds a sign that reads 'please help spastics'. There is a small hole for coin donations in the head of the teddy bear she is carrying.

Children in Needism

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November 21, 2023
An accessible toilet and handrail

Do the DWP think I just need to pop on a nappy and get back to work?

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October 19, 2023
A cafe with two tables and 4 empty chairs

Locked Down Again – When a café up the road opened, I hoped for a social lifeline, somewhere to meet work colleagues and friends. The reality of visiting the Café, though, left me with a sense of alienation and rejection.

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October 17, 2023
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Support Makes Work Possible: Collage-style graphic featuring the logos of organisations that support Difference North East. Visible logos include: ONE IT Services & Solutions, Disability Action Research Kollective, Newcastle Libraries, Northumberland Estates, Northern Stage, and Alphabetti Theatre. The background is dark with layered textures and circular date markers.

The Support That Makes Our Work Possible

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November 25, 2025
Claiming the Normal. Photograph of Kev Howard's work for 'claiming the Normal' being exhibited in Newcastle Library

Claiming the Normal: Everyday Lives Through the Lens of Kev Howard

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November 17, 2025
Zine Workshop, Disability History Month. Two contrasting scenes of disability activism blended together with a purple and blue halftone pattern. On the left, a group of protesters hold banners reading “Benefits Cuts Kill” and “DPAC.” On the right, a person stands by a roadside holding a flag that reads “Welfare Not Warfare

Zine Workshop – Disability History Month: Make Noise Without Social Media (Ages 12–15)

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November 14, 2025
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Collage of disabled activists and disabled people protesting welfare reforms and gathering in Difference NE community events, overlaid with the words "Department for Work & Pensions" in bold black letters. Some protest signs read “THESE CUTS WILL KILL” and “PIP = 0% FRAUD”. The image is tinted purple and promotes solidarity and resistance in response to the Universal Credit Bill.

Reflecting On The Universal Credit Bill And Why We Now Must Rest To Resist

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July 17, 2025
Pathways To Work Ignores Disabled Voices: Abstract image of disabled people in the workplace, overlaid text repeating "pathways?" over and over.

“Pathways To Work” Ignores Disabled Voices: Here’s What’s Really At Stake

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June 18, 2025
A group of protesters gathers in an urban area holding signs against government benefit cuts. Visible signs read “THESE CUTS WILL KILL,” “PIP = 0% FRAUD / KEIR = 100% FRAUD,” and “CUTS KILL.” A banner in the background says “BENEFIT CUTS HURT US.” Most people are wearing face masks, and the image is filtered with a strong purple tint.

PIP Cuts Risk North East Lives: Voices, Data, and How to Resist

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May 9, 2025
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