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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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Disabled climate action forum: A cup of coffee with plant Earth inside with the writing DCAF on it

Who Turned Off the Lights? Disabled People & Power Outages

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June 23, 2026
Living Library Disability History Month. Black-and-white photograph of members of the Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN) protesting in the street in 1995, with wheelchair users and other disabled activists gathered beside a double-decker bus. The image has a grainy documentary style with bright yellow, cyan, and pink colour overlays, giving it a bold, archival activist poster aesthetic.

Living Library Disability History Month 2025-2027. Were you there in 1995?

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May 22, 2026
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

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Disabled climate action forum: A cup of coffee with plant Earth inside with the writing DCAF on it

Disabled climate action forum: A Cup of DCAF?

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September 22, 2025
Community event promoting Cleveland Police & Crime Plan 2024–2029 highlighting priorities such as improving safety and tackling Cleveland Disability Hate Crime, with Difference Members standing beside awareness banner and with PCC Matt Storey

Shaping Cleveland’s Disability Hate Crime Strategy

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September 22, 2025
All day Buss pass - Access all hours! Too Late to be fair! An image of the speaker of the House of Commons speaking as result were read out. On the right a digital image of the angel of the north in gatehead. on the left a logo saying "im on board, access to the day, straightway"

Too Late To Be Fair: The Simple Question of All-Day Bus Access

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September 19, 2025
True Cost of Gluten-Free Living. Collage of images from the BBC segment about the NHS consultation. Image is colourise yellow, blue and purple.

How a Proposed NHS Change Shows the True Cost of Gluten-Free Living

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September 16, 2025
5 big ideas Accessible Transport. A bus in front of the angel of the north. Discover five big ideas from Sustrans and Transport for All to make transport more inclusive for disabled people. See how Difference North East is shaping transport planning in the Tees Valley and beyond.

5 Big Ideas to Make Transport Accessible for Disabled People

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September 5, 2025
Your Voice Shapes Change - Disability Survey, A stylized graphic featuring a hand holding a marker and ticking a checkbox next to a smiling face on a feedback survey with three options: happy, neutral, and sad faces. The background is a purple grid overlay with a faint image of disabled activists in wheelchairs, smiling and raising their hands. In the bottom left corner, text reads: “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join!” and “Difference NE.”

Your Voice Shapes Change: North East Disability Survey Open Until August 31st

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August 1, 2025
Accessible climate leadership. Disabled climate action forum. Image of a meeting of dsiabled people, colourised purple. Text on the right-hand side says "climate justice is disability justice". Logos of DCAF and Difference NE, appear below.

We navigated barriers at Newcastle’s forum. Now we’re building accessible climate leadership.

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August 1, 2025
Welcome Policy Officer. A promotional graphic introducing Charlotte, the Difference Policy Officer at Difference NE. The image features a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses, wearing a patterned blouse. Text on the left reads “Meet Charlotte, Difference Policy Officer” and at the bottom: “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join!” and “Difference NE.” The background is a dark overlay with faint images of people holding protest signs.

Welcome Charlotte Hall: Joining Our Fight for Disability Justice in the North East!

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July 30, 2025
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
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Oxevision Lampard Inquiry NHS surveillance - A black and white hand-printed poster with the words “STOP OXEVISION.” The text is surrounded by images including a person slumped over, another figure looking at a screen in a room decorated with lights, and a third figure sitting or kneeling. The style is expressive, with rough textures and bold line work

Surveillance is not safety: Now more than ever

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May 20, 2025
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
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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
DWP work capability assessment incontinence. 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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Cleveland Police Hate Crime Strategy Launch: Attendees seated at round tables in a bright community hall, facing a presenter standing beside a projected presentation screen at the Cleveland Police Hate Crime Strategy launch

Difference North East at the Cleveland Police Hate Crime Strategy Launch

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March 17, 2026
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
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Our Voice, our Agenda. Stylised graphic showing the Angel of the North in purple with the words “Our Voice, Our Agenda” across its wings, set against a textured purple background. Colourful outlines of the Tyne Bridge and the Tees Transporter Bridge appear below, symbolising the North East of England.

Our Voice Our Agenda: Employment Barriers for Disabled People in the North East – Key Issues and Next Steps

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October 10, 2025
Three colleagues are at work, they are smiling and talking.

Have you booked your Disability History Month speaker yet?

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October 7, 2025
Welcome Policy Officer. A promotional graphic introducing Charlotte, the Difference Policy Officer at Difference NE. The image features a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses, wearing a patterned blouse. Text on the left reads “Meet Charlotte, Difference Policy Officer” and at the bottom: “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join!” and “Difference NE.” The background is a dark overlay with faint images of people holding protest signs.

Welcome Charlotte Hall: Joining Our Fight for Disability Justice in the North East!

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July 30, 2025
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