A reminder that this is happening THIS Friday!

🚨Our monthly events are back!🚨 Join us and Dr Tobias Teutenberg on the 19th September at 5pm (UK time) for a presentation and discussion on “Tempted to Touch: The History of Tactile Art Galleries for the Blind”! #DisHist

TWO tenure track jobs in #DisabilityStudies at the University of Buffalo! Teaching and research interests in gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, or Indigenous cultures or methodologies preferred. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/57847

Call for Papers: Leeds IMC 2026 Neurodivergent and Neuroqueer Temporalities Deadline: Monday 15th September 9am #CFP #IMC2026 #Medievalsky #Neurodiversity #Neuroqueer

Our international conference "Who Cares? Psychiatry in the English-speaking World : Theories and Policies" will be taking place on 19-21 March 2026 at @uparisnanterre.bsky.social, with @creananterre.bsky.social CFP - ⏰ extended deadline 8 Sept ➡️ whocares.hypotheses.org/call-for-pap...

New review article, 'disability history gets to work' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Interesting to hear @1812andallthat.bsky.social present on disabled veteran Shadrack Byfield & the War of 1812 for @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social this afternoon! Byfield had his arm amputated & later had an attachment made so that he could return to weaving (which obvs interested me lots) #DisHist

Out now! William Dodd Fights the Factories - me discussing the Industrial Revolution, factory reform and the history of Victorian disability activism www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#DisabilityDialogues Research Associate Jodi Lamanna and Co-Investigator Jackie Leach Scully write about researching disability in Australia and ask: Have people with disability been asked about their health priorities? sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...

Free Disability Research zines, all made by the Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) Find them and subscribe to new releases here : linktr.ee/disabilityark

#OnThisDay in 2012, the @paralympicsgb.bsky.social mixed coxed four brought home gold at Dorney. Adaptive rower Naomi Riches MBE shared her incredible memories of race day here: www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/naomi-riches #Rowing #Paralympics @britishrowing.bsky.social @britishblindsport.org.uk

The BBC's Accessibility Guide has several resources, including step-by-step instructions to using assistive technologies. The resource includes insight into several assistive technologies, including VoiceOver, JAWS, NVDA, TalkBack, ClaroRead, and Dragon. bbc.github.io/accessibilit...

1 year ago we launched the Disability Sports Catalogue with @bucksarchives.bsky.social, ‘a huge milestone for Paralympic heritage’ said Natalia Dannenberg-Spreier of @paralympics.org.♿🏛️🎓 Explore the 35,000 items now searchable online: archives.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/disabilitysp... #OnThisDay

Too busy to post yesterday but had a brilliant time at our @edicaucus.bsky.social funded workshop.on neurodivergent archive accessibility!

🚨Today is the last day to apply for two History Workshop editorial fellowships!🚨 Deadline is midnight TONIGHT, see this post for details:

Who wants to help us beta-test our new Digital Accessibility Quiz for #CourseCreators and #SmallBusinesses online? You can check it out here -- Id love some feedback (but note I can't check DMs at the moment so please comment below) funnels.academicaudiotranscription.com/quizsignup

📣Call for Papers 📣 I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊 Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R

I've just re-read every piece in Reimagining Disability to help develop ideas for an article I'm writing on public #DisHist I feel very lucky to have worked with such an amazing range of authors - helping them develop their pieces for this @historyworkshop.org.uk series has been truly inspiring!

What are some particularly good video clips showing the bad state of disability rights in the UK currently? Looking of examples of super ableist news for a documentary.

The last few zines we put out, find them for free here linktr.ee/disabilityark

There are a few findings in this article that I think will be of broad interest. First, it shows that eugenic sterilisation did happen in 1930s Britain, despite the failure of the eugenics society to secure legislation for it.

The Women’s History Network is offering one £250 prize for an undergraduate dissertation on any aspect of women’s or gender history (though with a strong focus on women) written during the 2024-2025 academic year. Find out more! womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-undergra... #GenderHist #WomensHistory

We know that Covid-19 hasn’t gone away — & we want everyone, including immunocompromised visitors, to feel safe and welcome at GWL. That’s why every Friday we kindly ask all visitors to wear a mask & observe social distancing. Our staff & volunteers do the same (unless exempt).

Working on the histories of products/businesses/advertising and their impact on health? A workshop exploring these themes is happening at @lshtmhistory.bsky.social on 15 April 2026. Get involved!

I'm very late sharing this but last year I published my first book chapter! The title is ‘I started a new life when I joined Gemma’ Disability, community, and sexuality in Gemma newsletters, 1978–2000 ✊👩‍🦽 Happy to share a copy with anyone who's interested!

Interested in exploring Creative Dementia interventions in arts & wellbeing? Join us w/ Seiwa Cunningham hosting our FREE CPD-Accredited workshop on Agency, Best Practice & Co-Creation in Creative Dementia 11.30am - 1pm, Tues 9 Sept Sign up now! shorturl.at/rFhdQ

Glad to see Debby Sneed's, Cecily Bateman's and I's co-authored Subject Profile on Disability in Antiquity for The Classical Review being published online and #OpenAccess today by Cambridge University Press. You can read the full article via the following link: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Looking for contributions to a zine about eugenics, 120-350 words, 18th July deadline. Especially looking to hear from disabled people.

Posting to announce: 1. My visa for my postdoc in Swansea has officially been approved! 2. Alice Equestri’s Shaping Intellectual Disabilities in Early Modern Culture, to which I contributed a chapter, is out now! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shaping...

The organisers of the UKDHHH outdid themselves today - what a brilliant day of talks, and a masterclass in accessibility

Had a fantastic time speaking at the @ukdishisthub.bsky.social 2025 Connecting and Sharing Event - many thanks for hosting this brilliant event! And thanks to all the speakers - it’s been great hearing of all the wonderful work and research people are part of in disability and heritage! #DisHist

Today is the day! Our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event is now underway and we are all looking forward to learning from 15 wide-ranging presentations! If you want to see the schedule (and maybe join in a little later), everything is on our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.com/e/ukdhhh-202... #DisHist

Join us on Wednesday for a day filled with #DisHist!

Another reminder for Wednesday’s event!! A fabulous day of presentations all about disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf histories. Please share! #Blueskystorians #History #disability #DisHist #museums #GLAM

Applications open for our remaining neurodivergent archive accessibility workshops @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @arainternational.bsky.social @sensationalmuseum.bsky.social @ndhumanities.bsky.social @amfoster.bsky.social @edicaucus.bsky.social ‬

Clashing conferences mean I can't attend this, but you can still register! My excellent co-investigator Ann-Marie Foster will be talking about our neurodivergent archive accessibility project, amongst other things.

A reminder that registration is now open for our virtual event on the 25th June! #DisHist

Design and Disability opens today at the V&A! We’re so happy to share it with you all. Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people and their companions go free. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...

We launched our Artist Collaborator search last week! Take a look here to learn more if you are an artist who lives on or with ventilation & would like to participate in a paid residency 🙌🏽 Take a look via the link below!

📢 Calling all #Humanities historical researchers of #AcademicSky, #PhDSky, & more! Discover how you can make your findings more visible to UK policy makers w/ @historylabplus.bsky.social NEXT WEEK! 🗓️ 19 June @ 12:30 Details? 👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 👇

📣 Call for participants 📣 Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ! Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

We are really pleased to announce that booking is now open for our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event! Join us and a host of exciting presenters on Zoom on the 25th June to hear about a variety of work in/about #DisHist! To see the programme and book a spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/ukdhhh-202...

We won’t be having our usual monthly event in May, due to unforeseen circumstances. But keep an eye out on socials and email for more information about our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event, taking place virtually on the 25th June!

A reminder that this is happening tomorrow!

Our April monthly event is coming up soon! Join us at 5pm (BST) on the 30th April, when David Stapley will be joining us for a discussion on disability and landscape archaeology! #DisHist

Please feel free to reach out with questions or for an informal chat if you're interested in or thinking about applying:

Disabled Leaders - Part One: 34,000 BC - 1185 AD FREE HERE: libcom.org/article/disa... Subscribe or see more here : linktr.ee/disabilityark

New Horror and Disability zine by DARK, out now! Find it free here : libcom.org/article/horr... Find more free and subscribe here : linktr.ee/disabilityark