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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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A chaotic tangle of colorful 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.

Challenges in Job Hunting for the Neurospicy

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March 12, 2025
high-contrast black and white images show a woman with short hair and glasses raising her arm in defiance

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

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March 11, 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.

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

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March 11, 2025

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Difference north east staff and trustees are siting around a table pointing to a laptop

Disabled Peoples Manifesto

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April 23, 2024
Lucy and Debbie are smiling and looking at the camera. Lucy has shoulder length brown wavy hair and is wearing dark rimmed glasses. Debbie has chin length blonde hair and is wearing glasses on her head.

The Social Model of Disability and Parenting

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February 21, 2024
an image of two people wearing coats, scarves and hats. They are shivering. There are two utility bills that are stamped as overdue

Disability Poverty and Social Justice

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February 7, 2024
A man is sitting at a desk in a library. He is wearing dark glasses and has headphones on. He is reading braille

Digital Accessibility

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January 8, 2024
Group of people talking and testing VR glasses

Disability Devolution 2024

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December 11, 2023
A group of people sit around a table. The table has papers and post its on that cover themes and plans for the disability devolution document.

Disability Devolution: North East Combined Authority Mayoral Elections

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December 1, 2023
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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A graphic illustration of 3 people talking around a table. There is a lightbulb above their heads.

Hartlepool Council, Why Won’t You Listen?

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September 6, 2024
An image of a council member standing next to a blue plaque dedication

Celebrating a Local Disability Hero!

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July 18, 2024
A collage highlighting barriers to accessible housing. The background features a residential building with ramps, overlaid with a purple hue. At the bottom, members of the Labour Party are celebrating a general election victory, holding flags and cheering. On the right, a graphic of a wheelchair user is depicted in front of chained stairs with a lock, symbolizing inaccessibility

Access Denied – Demand Accessible Housing! In the North East, Only One Accessible Home is Planned for Every 119 Who Need Them!

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July 16, 2024
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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
An image of 3 people with their identity hidden by a mask. Words overlaid are Disability Pride: Police and Activism - Activism and Disability - Disability and Policing

Disability Pride: Police and Activism – Activism and Disability – Disability and Policing.

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August 1, 2023
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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.

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

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March 11, 2025
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.

Members Make the Difference: Talking Disability & Housing

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February 28, 2025
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.

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

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February 27, 2025
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An illustration of 3 figures sat around a table. one figure is presenting, two figures are sat typing at laptops discussing if the Disability Confident Scheme Working

Does the Disability Confident Employer Scheme work?

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January 15, 2025
A Blue Plaque dedication that has been recoloured pink and the words reimagined by Difference North East

Disability History Month! What is it, when is it, and what can you do?

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November 12, 2024
Claire has shoulder length brown hair and thick rimmed glasses. She is wearinga blue dress with large white flowers. She is smiling at the camera. She is holding an award shaped like a star and standing in front of a backdrop featuring the stockton on tees infinity bridge.

Disabled people are not superheroes: What you say, and how you say it, matters.

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October 22, 2024
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