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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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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
Christopher Hartworth

People’s Stories: My Journey into Disability

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February 12, 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
A man is seated in an event space, he is wearing a hat and dark rimmed glasses. His face mask is pulled down. A female sits in front of him holding a microphone.

Have Your Say on the Working Well Scheme

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February 7, 2025
A digital collage-style artwork featuring people with disabilities in various work and social settings. The image has a glitch-art aesthetic with vibrant colors like pink, yellow, and blue, and horizontal scan lines. Scenes include a person using crutches working at a computer, a wheelchair user engaged in a discussion, a group meeting around a table, and a professional standing and addressing colleagues. The composition emphasizes inclusion and accessibility in professional and social environments

“They Wanted My Experience: Just Not as a Paid Employee”

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February 6, 2025
Illustration of a diverse group of people, including wheelchair users, gathered around a table in discussion. Two individuals have speech bubbles, indicating conversation.

How Can Life Be Better for Disabled People? “On the Table” Event Recap

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February 5, 2025
Digitally stylized collage of four workplace scenes featuring disabled individuals. The image has a bold, abstract effect with vibrant blue, pink, and yellow overlays. It includes a person using a wheelchair in conversation, a musician playing a cello, a professional office meeting, and an individual working at a desk with a keyboard. Horizontal lines add a glitch-like aesthetic

Working Well Scheme Discussion: Join the Discussion on the “Working Well” Scheme

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February 4, 2025
Digitally edited image featuring a grid of black transportation icons, including buses, airplanes, motorcycles, cars, trains, and boats. The background is overlaid with bold, intersecting blocks of pink, yellow, and teal, creating a vibrant and abstract effect.

Building a More Accessible Transport System in the North East

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January 22, 2025
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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
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
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A surreal, melting clock inspired by Salvador Dalí’s The Persistence of Memory, with distorted numbers and a warped frame. The image is edited in purple and black tones, emphasizing a dreamlike quality. A fly rests on the clock face, adding to the sense of decay and transformation. The artwork symbolizes how disability changes time perception, evoking themes of altered rhythms, delays, and nonlinear experiences of time

Disabled Time

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May 13, 2018
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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
Donate Books This Disability History Month: Split-screen duotone image separated by bold white zigzag border: left side shows a young wheelchair user with glasses reading a book in vibrant magenta; right side shows a wheelchair user reaching for colorful children's books on shelves in yellow-green tones, creating a halftone print effect

Share Disability Stories: Donate a Book This Disability History Month

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November 4, 2025
Disability Discrimination Act Disability History Month: Black and white photographs with magenta overlay showing disability rights protesters marching with 'THESE CUTS KILL' banner, illustrating activism during Disability History Month and context for Disability Discrimination Act

30 Years On: Reflecting on the Disability Discrimination Act and Launching Disability History Month 2025

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October 31, 2025
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A man is seated in an event space, he is wearing a hat and dark rimmed glasses. His face mask is pulled down. A female sits in front of him holding a microphone.

Have Your Say on the Working Well Scheme

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February 7, 2025
A digital collage-style artwork featuring people with disabilities in various work and social settings. The image has a glitch-art aesthetic with vibrant colors like pink, yellow, and blue, and horizontal scan lines. Scenes include a person using crutches working at a computer, a wheelchair user engaged in a discussion, a group meeting around a table, and a professional standing and addressing colleagues. The composition emphasizes inclusion and accessibility in professional and social environments

“They Wanted My Experience: Just Not as a Paid Employee”

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February 6, 2025
Digitally stylized collage of four workplace scenes featuring disabled individuals. The image has a bold, abstract effect with vibrant blue, pink, and yellow overlays. It includes a person using a wheelchair in conversation, a musician playing a cello, a professional office meeting, and an individual working at a desk with a keyboard. Horizontal lines add a glitch-like aesthetic

Working Well Scheme Discussion: Join the Discussion on the “Working Well” Scheme

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February 4, 2025
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