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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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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 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
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 stylized collage with abstract elements in shades of blue, green, and purple. On the right side, there is a prominent eye symbol with the Earth in its iris, surrounded by bold text that reads "Open Your Eyes." Below the eye, the phrase "Change Starts Now" is partially visible. The left side of the image is filled with overlapping shapes resembling medical equipment, such as syringes, crutches, and wheelchairs, hinting at themes of disability and healthcare. The right side features gears and machinery, evoking a sense of industry and environmental change. The overall composition has a graffiti-like texture, blending social and environmental justice themes.

How Climate Change Affects Disabled People: Insights from the Stockton Business Climate Coalition

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February 10, 2025
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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
A man is sitting on bench with his dog. He is wearing dark glasses and is holding a white cane in his right hand.

A Landscape for Everyone

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March 10, 2023
Autism in the Workplace A photo of Rachel Couch

Autism in the Workplace

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January 10, 2023
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Stylised, colour-filtered image showing Kim McGuinness’ and Mary Kelly Foy faces on the right, one above the other, both looking forward. The background features a large elephant statue and an industrial or urban scene, overlaid with a textured pattern in purple, yellow, and pink tones, giving the image a bold, poster-like appearance.

Building Momentum for Fair Travel: MP & Mayor Support and Voices from Our Community

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January 14, 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
Real Stories Shape Employment: A heavily distorted images showing disabled people in various work settings. The image has significant digital glitching effects with purple and cyan colour shifts, horizontal scan lines, and pixelated artifacts that obscure details. The corruption creates a halftone dot pattern overlay throughout, giving it a degraded VHS or digital transmission error aesthetic.

Real Stories, Real Change. Help Shape Better Employment Support in the North East

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January 13, 2026
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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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