On Monday, 3rd February, our Teesside Development Manager, Claire, attended the Stockton-on-Tees Business Climate Coalition to highlight the disproportionate impact of climate change on disabled people. She emphasized the need for businesses to centre disabled voices—both as employees and consumers—to improve awareness, shape inclusive policies, and create better outcomes for all. Fuel Poverty: The Rising… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Human Rights
“They Wanted My Experience—Just Not as a Paid Employee”
“If the world were truly accessible, what job would you have?” That’s how we started our latest Members Make the Difference discussion, and the answers said a lot about the barriers we, as disabled people, face. Some members shared that they’d love to return to jobs they once had, but has been forced to leave… Read more »
How Can Life Be Better for Disabled People? “On the Table” Event Recap
How Can Life Be Better for Disabled People? Have you ever felt left out of decisions that shape your everyday life? At Difference North East, we’re all about changing that. That’s why we recently ran an “On the Table” event for the Community Foundation’s Vital Signs report. This event brought disabled people together to share… Read more »
Disability History Month! What is it, when is it, and what can you do?
Disability History Month starts this week! 14 November 2024 – 20 December 2024 Disability History Month is celebrated between 14th November 2024 and 20th December 2024 and this year focuses on Disability livelihood and employment. At Difference, we are focusing on Mary Greaves from Whitley Bay as our historical figure as she worked tirelessly to… Read more »
Hartlepool Council, Why Won’t You Listen? Open letter! Pause Telecare Charges! #FairCareHartlepool
The following letter was sent to Cllrs Gary Allen and Brenda Harrison of Hartlepool Borough Council, inviting them to a meeting to discuss proposed Telecare charges in the borough.Local charities offered time to meet with the council, but no one at the council responded!The letter was co-signed by several service providing charities locally that work… Read more »
Celebrating a Local Disability Hero!
Mary Greaves and the Disablement Income Group This week, on 18th July 2024, North Tyneside Council will unveil a blue plaque in honour of Mary Greaves, a true champion for disabled people. Mary, who was herself disabled, was born in Newcastle and led the Disablement Income Group (DIG). Mary’s hard work helped bring about the… Read more »
Access Denied – Demand Accessible Housing! In the North East, Only One Accessible Home is Planned for Every 119 Who Need Them!
We are deeply concerned about the shocking shortage of accessible housing in our region. Shockingly, only one accessible home is planned for every 119 people who need them in the North East, recent data reveals. This alarming statistic highlights that those in power urgently need to take action to address the housing crisis facing disabled people.
The Disability Housing Crisis
The Disability Housing Crisis. For the last few decades, various decisions from government has potentially hard baked an increasingly worse disability housing crisis into England’s homes. Even without considering disability, there is a housing crisis in the UK. Landlords are putting up rents, more people cannot afford to buy house buying, and former social housing… Read more »
Use United Nation rules to protect rights of disabled people – Demands UK Politician
Use United Nation rules to protect rights of disabled people! So, said Member of Parliament Marsha De Cordova at the cost of living and financial support for disabled people petition committee in the House of Commons (the UK Government). The Petition Committee is set up by the House of Commons to look at petitions that… Read more »
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