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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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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
A digitally edited historical photograph of a woman in a handcycle-style wheelchair. She is wearing a coat and hat, smiling at the camera. The image is overlaid with bold, contrasting colors, including purple, yellow, and teal, in a modern, graphic style.

Mary Greaves: A Trailblazer in Disability Rights and the Lessons We Must Learn.

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January 20, 2025
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 selection of different pasta shapes tied up in separate bags

Coeliac Disease & the Social Model of Disability

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December 4, 2024
A group of people protesting. An unknown person holds a sign that says No

Then Barbara Met Alan: A History of Disability Activism

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November 29, 2024
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 person is being photographed from behind, they have long blonde hair and they are using a colourful climbing wall.

Clip and Climb UK – Now have captioned briefings thanks to work by Difference

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November 7, 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
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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
A set of keys with a small house keyring

#AccessDenied to Housing. Read the Letter to Government!

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July 16, 2024
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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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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
A digitally edited historical photograph of a woman in a handcycle-style wheelchair. She is wearing a coat and hat, smiling at the camera. The image is overlaid with bold, contrasting colors, including purple, yellow, and teal, in a modern, graphic style.

Mary Greaves: A Trailblazer in Disability Rights and the Lessons We Must Learn.

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January 20, 2025
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
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