Building a More Accessible Transport System in the North East
Transport accessibility is essential for enabling participation in everyday life, yet disabled people across the North East face barriers at every turn. Our response to the North East Mayoral Combined Authority’s Transport Plan highlights these challenges and offers actionable recommendations to create a system that works better for everyone. By embracing the principles of mobility justice, we can ensure no one is left behind.
Then Barbara Met Alan: A History of Disability Activism
This is a celebration of the early days of disability rights activism in the UK
Disabled people are not superheroes: What you say, and how you say it, matters.
Our Development Manager Claire recently won an award, but the language used left a bitter taste.
Nothing about us, without us: Not consulted! Not invited!
This is the story about the blue plaque commemoration of Mary Greaves, the disability activist and how North Tyneside Council got it totally wrong
Celebrating a Local Disability Hero!
Celebrate a key figure from the disability rights campaigner who lived in Whitley Bay
Access Denied – Demand Accessible Housing! In the North East, Only One Accessible Home is Planned for Every 119 Who Need Them!
We are deeply concerned about the shocking shortage of accessible housing in our region.
Use United Nation rules to protect rights of disabled people – Demands UK Politician
Disabled people are facing rising living costs and growing poverty. Many are being charged high amounts for social care, leaving them struggling to afford food, heating, and medication.
At Parliament, MP Marsha De Cordova said the UK Government must use the United Nations rules on disability rights to protect disabled people properly. She said disabled people’s rights should be treated as human rights.
Two public petitions asked for better financial support for disabled people during the cost of living crisis. These included many personal stories from disabled people about the difficult choices they are being forced to make.
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