About the Event: Our Voice, Our Agenda, December 2025 Join us for Our Voice, Our Agenda (OVOA), Thursday, December 18, 2025, 12:30 PM, for an independent forum created by and for d/Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent people in the North East. Frustrated by the government’s tokenism? We are building a space where we truly represent ourselves. […]
How accessible is your online presence for disabled people? | Lunch & Learn with Difference North East /* Include your existing block here */ How accessible is your online presence for disabled people? A 20-minute practical session to make your digital spaces more inclusive About this session Most people want to be accessible online, but […]
Annual General Meeting 2025 From exclusion to action, October 2024–October 2025 has been a year of momentum. We built new teams on Tyneside and Teesside, created Our Voice Our Agenda, challenged welfare reform, fought for accessible housing and transport, launched research into disability and domestic abuse, and filled the empty chairs left by politicians […]
A community event for disabled people and allies across the North East, The Disabled climate action forum! 🗓 18 September 2025 | 🕕 6:00 PM (UK time) | 💻 Online via Zoom Climate change affects us all! But the structure of these conversations often excludes disabled people. That has to change - Disabled climate action […]
Struggling with things others seem to manage easily? Join our online accessibility discussion. You’re not alone. Many people face daily barriers—whether it’s healthcare systems that don’t understand, public transport that’s tricky to navigate, or simply feeling exhausted by explaining your needs. Join Difference North East for a relaxed online accessibility discussion at a rescheduled time […]
We invited North East MPs to meet disabled people on June 30. If they don’t come, their area loses £250+ per disabled person.
This is an event we held about disabled women and exclusion.
This is a consultation as part of our campaign for accessible housing.
Read about our members making the difference.
This was a talk for disability history month.
This is our first film club!
This was a trial of our neurodiversity training.