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 […]
Navigating Redcar's Challenges: A Cuppa & A Chat Thursday 9th October, 1:30pm - 2:30pm Footprints Community Café, Redcar How's life where you are? @ Footprints Café Where do you face […]
Join us for the October meet of Our Voice, Our Agenda (OVOA), a new, independent forum created by and for d/Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodiverse people in the North East. Frustrated by the government's tokenistic Regional Stakeholder Network, we are building a space where we truly represent ourselves. This forum will be led by our community, […]
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 […]
Join us for an evening of disabled resistance, solidarity, and stories with the 'Ramping Up Rights' Book Launch! Ramping Up Rights Book Launch! To mark the launch of Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism, author, and journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey (see articles here in the Mirror and here in the Canary!) will […]
We invited North East MPs to meet disabled people on June 30. If they don’t come, their area loses £250+ per disabled person.
We left the government’s disability group. They did not listen to us.
Now, we are making our own group run by disabled people.
✅ By us: Only d/Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent people
✅ For us: We set the rules
✅ Power to us: The government must come to our table
Join us! Help build this new group.
📅 When: June 26, 2025 • 12:30 PM
📍 Where: Zoom (link below)
⏳ Hurry! Founding member spots close June 20.
Sign up now!
BSL & captions provided. Email hello@differencenortheast.org.uk for access needs.
Have Your Say on Health & Disability Benefits! Disability Green Paper Workshop Do you or someone you care about receive health or disability benefits?? The Government is proposing changes, and your lived experience is critical to shaping what happens next. This isn’t just another consultation; it’s your chance to directly influence policy and fight for […]
From PIP assessments to high street shops, life is not designed with everyone in mind, many Darlington services aren’t either and are frustrating to use. If you’ve ever left a venue because there was nowhere to sit, or felt exhausted by systems that don’t accommodate you, join this chat, which will be looking for solutions […]
For Amble folk who find some days harder than they need to be! Maybe you’ve noticed: the bus timetable doesn’t quite work for hospital days. There’s never a bench when you need one. Or some shops are trickier to get around than others. These small things add up. That’s why we’re hosting a friendly, informal […]
Gateshead daily challenges discussion! Ever notice how something as simple as popping to the library or catching a bus can feel needlessly difficult? If you’ve had to plan your day around avoiding stairs, standing too long, or spaces that don’t work for you, this session is a chance to share what Gateshead could improve. On […]
