What Is Coeliac Disease and How Does It Affect the Body? I am coeliac, I have an autoimmune condition and when I eat gluten, it causes the villi in my small intestine to die and then I cannot absorb nutrients properly. Currently, science does not really understand what causes the autoimmune system to start to… Read more »
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Disabled people are not superheroes: What you say, and how you say it, matters.
Why Should You Avoid Calling Disabled People Superheroes? Over the last two years I couldn’t work in ‘traditional’ paid employment, so I took part in lots of volunteering from home. I spent two years as a patient representative working alongside the British Society of Gastroenterology helping to write the new best practice guidelines. I mentored… Read more »
#AccessDenied Letter to Government!
More than 80,000 continue to be at risk of homelessness as Renter Reform Bill falters
Last year we wrote a blog about the Disability Housing Crisis, since then the Renter Reform Bill has faced delay after delay with still no date for the banning of no fault evictions Everyone deserves secure homes and fair treatment. But we need to support the push for better renter protections. The next government must… Read more »
Disability Devolution: North East Combined Authority Mayoral Elections
Ahead of the North East Combined Authority elections for a new regional mayor in May 2024, we have some important points to raise. See below for our Disability Devolution manifesto, which outlines what Disabled people in the North East need for a fair and equal region to live, work and play. Disability Devolution NEMCA Manifesto… Read more »
Children in Needism
Our Training and Campaigns Coordinator Bea, writes about why Children in Need is problematic today. Disabled children have the right to be included in their local community and to do the kinds of things that non-disabled children do. They have the right to support to help them do this. Following the ‘Rights not Charity’ chant… Read more »
Jeremy Hunt! Strengthen Our Threadbare Safety Net!
Jeremy Hunt! Strengthen Our ‘Threadbare Safety Net’! Along with Over 50 North East organisations, Difference North East has signed a letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt asking him to strengthen our threadbare safety net at this month’s Autumn Statement “…forcing low income families – who have borne the brunt of the cost of living crisis –… Read more »
Do the DWP think I just need to pop on a nappy and get back to work?
Do the DWP think I just need to pop on a nappy and get back to work? I start off my ramblings by saying these are my experiences, they won’t represent everyone. I can’t and won’t speak for every person who has experienced issues similar to my own. Further, I write like I speak… Read more »
Locked Down Again – When a café up the road opened, I hoped for a social lifeline, somewhere to meet work colleagues and friends. The reality of visiting the Café, though, left me with a sense of alienation and rejection.
When a café up the road opened, I hoped for a social lifeline, somewhere to meet work colleagues and friends. The reality of visiting the Café, though, left me with a sense of alienation and rejection. Earlier this year a new café opened near where I live with a hipster-type vibe, with a 10pm licence,… Read more »
Disabled People’s Manifesto
DPO Forum England, the collective voice of Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations in England, has published the Disabled Peoples Manifesto. The manifesto highlights a list of asks of the next UK government. You can find a link to the full manifesto at the end of this article. The DPO Forum is made up of Deaf… Read more »
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