Finding the singular homology of the quotient of the disjoint union of two spaces

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Let us consider the quotient of the disjoint union of the spaces; $D^{2}$, the two dimensional disc, and $M$, the Mobius strip with the equivalence relation that identifies the boundary of $D^{2}$ and $M$.In other words $D^{2} \bigsqcup M / \sim $.

I would like to compute the singular homology of this quotient.

I know that homology is homotopic invariant and hence it follows that it is invariant under homeomorphism, and so I need to find a space which is homeomorphic to this of which I known the homology.

How can I do this?