12 September 1895 | Italian Jew, Oscar Morpurgo, was born in Ancona. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Milan on 30 January 1944. He did not survive. https://t.co/IyvJ4pPIEh

Trump’s Slavish Stupidity www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...

#Malta is introducing a new petsonal autonomy bill with implications for rights of disabled people/persons with #disabilities My colleague & friend at Dept #Disability Studies, Uni of Malta, @anne-mariecallus.bsky.social, has concerns Important intervention/advocacy www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/ne...

It was a delight to be at the Social History of Learning Disabilities conference! We presented our video CVs project ĊaVetta għall-Futur (Key to the Future). For more info on how video CVs promote achievements of persons with intellectual disabilities visit: www.um.edu.mt/socialwellbe...

Happy to share this article on the power of music for persons with intellectual disabilities journals.openedition.org/alterjdr/10381

I’d lost my childhood love of reading – but rediscovered it when I set aside my iPhone | Adrian Chiles

We’re still in the ‘consultation’ process about assisted dying in Malta and there’s already talk of widening the criteria 😒 timesofmalta.com/article/euth...

How can we make web design and content more accessible for everyone? #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #GAAD Read more: ukhomeoffice.github.io/accessibilit...

Join us for the upcoming workshop on 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 – 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 organised by the Inequalities and Democracy Work Group, CEU Democracy Institute. The event will be live streamed. ℹ️ Details and registration: events.ceu.edu/2025-05-30/d...

29 April 1935 | A Dutch Jew, Jacques Zeldenrust, was born in Rijswijk. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 5 March 1944 in a transport of 732 Jews deported from Westerbork. He was among 477 people murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

‘We remember as true things that never even happened’: Julian Barnes on memory and changing his mind

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

16 February 1873 | An Italian Jew, Attilio della Torre, was born in Florence. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 10 April 1944 in a transport of 935 Jews. He was murdered in a gas chamber together with 611 other people.

Elle devait assurer "l'égalité des droits et des chances" aux personnes handicapées. Vingt ans après son adoption, la "loi handicap" a permis des avancées mais reste largement en-deçà de son ambition initiale, selon les associations. ➡️ u.afp.com/S45y

1 February 1937 | An Italian Jewish girl, Enrica della Rocca, was born in Rome. In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in a gas chamber.

Some of those who faced criminal charges after joining the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are expected to attend Donald Trump's inauguration today. Trump has vowed repeatedly to pardon many of those who have been charged, perhaps including even defendants accused of violent crimes.

"One of the signs of the present time is the idea of participation, the right that all persons have to participate in the construction of their own common good... #StOscarRomero 1/6

19 January 1924 | A Jew Anshel Grunberger was born in Gorond. During the war he lived in Munkacs (Mukacevo). In 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

31 December 1929 | French Jewish girl, Francine Bejrach, was born in Paris. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 21 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made | Editorial

Here’s my interview with Shahd Al Shammari regarding her work as an academic with disability www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/...

#HumanRightsDay is a good day to remember that #Malta has still not implemented the recommendations of the public inquiry into #DaphneCaruanaGalizia's assassination. The purpose of the inquiry was for the State to learn how to save the lives of others. #RuleofLaw

I wrote an essay for @nytimes.com Ideas about how people decide where to give away money and how the tech industry's obsession with optimization filtered into so many parts of our culture. Here's a gift link www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/b...

‘It brings back a sense of belonging’: Bakhmut was destroyed by Russia – but the town lives on through its newspaper