Join a small, friendly event to share everyday access issues in your area. Your voice can help improve local shops, services, and spaces. No diagnosis needed—just your experience.
All the cuts are making disabled people poorer. This article looks into this and says it’s like the last time there were loads of cuts.
This is a review of a play written by Bex Bowsher from Difference. The play celebrates disabled women’s lives and is a fantastic show.
This is about how climate change affects disabled people and how we feel excluded from climate action.
This reports on what disabled people think of the Working Well Scheme.
“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.
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 their experiences and talk about ways to make life fairer and more accessible. Here’s what we learned—and why you should join us to make your voice heard.
Read about who Mary Greaves was: a local disability rghts pioneer who deserves better recognition.
Read all about Disability History Month.
Read our open letter to Hartlepool Council about planned Telecare charges