Difference North East Newsletter – October 2020 Go to this Sway
Our latest news
The latest news from Difference.
Celebrating Difference Launch Event
8 September 2020Join us for our official Difference North East launch on Zoom! Saturday 19th September 10.30am – 12.30pm Be Inspired – by our guest speakers, including our Patron, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Be Entertained – by local disabled performers, including the winner of our ‘Speak Up for Difference’ poetry competition. Be Heard – tell us about the issues… Read more »
Logged In but Locked Out
28 July 2020I might not be the sort of person you think of when talking about digital exclusion – I work, I can afford broadband and decent IT gear, I have used computers all my working life and I live in a city where internet access is good. But I still find that at times, I cannot access… Read more »
Newsletter July 2020
24 July 2020Difference North East Welcome to our latest news update. I hope you are well. In this issue we’ve got some exciting news about our online launch event, and some of the really important projects we’re involved wi… Go to this Sway
COVID-19 UPDATE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
9 June 2020Check out https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/coronavirus for all the important updates and information as it relates to us.
Newsletter May 2020
4 May 2020Welcome to our second Difference newsletter. I hope you are well and managing to find ways to cope with the challenges of the current crisis. In this update we can tell you about some of the ways we’re trying to support disabled people regionally and nationally.
More self-isolation?
24 March 2020I have noticed a few social media posts from disabled people along the lines of ‘What are non-disabled people complaining about? Isolation is something I put up with all the time”. There is little doubt that many of us become isolated as a result of our impairments, or more accurately, because of society’s inability or… Read more »
A little someones journey
23 December 2019A little someone’s Journey…. Hello, we have a had a busy couple of weeks in the run-up to Christmas, we started off with a bit of a trip to Morrisons because it was quiet, we are such a new partnership I would not dream of taking a little someone to a busy environment. … Read more »
A little someones Journey continues…
4 December 2019Hello, we’re back having as much fun as ever, never been so muddy before from doggie paws or met a dog that loves jumping in puddles as much but it’s great fun and showers. Since my last blog we are now a whole six weeks in we have been out with friends and for… Read more »
A little someones Journey
25 November 2019A little someone’s Journey….. A little someone’s Journey in my last blog post, I told you a little bit about the OST training course and why I can’t name my dog yet, this is still the case for another month or two. We have now been home for nearly four weeks; this has flown by!… Read more »
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