Hannah Morgan

Ugly laws: the blueprint for Trump's anti-homeless crusade DC's crackdown is just the latest in a long war on being poor and disabled in public.

Ugly laws led to poor, disabled people being institutionalized. It's now part of the strategy Trump plans to use to get rid of unhoused people, in DC and beyond.

For @motherjones.com, I spoke to @okaysoldierschweik.bsky.social, who wrote a book about ugly laws.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Recognising Capabilities: The Importance of Recognition for Human Flourishing This article aims to enrich critical sociolegal scholarship and methodological approaches within the field of capability theory by introducing ‘recognising capabilities analysis’. The recognising cap....

New open access article by Alex Pearl 'Recognising Capabilities: The Importance of Recognition for Human Flourishing' which suggests a new approach to sociolegal analysis and challenging structural injustice by embedding Fraser's theory of recognition.
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Sign that says disability cuts kill

We are looking for contributors to a zine to hand out at Labour Party conference, about disability and current state of things. 120-350 words per topic. Please get in touch to find out more.

Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century British History in the Long 18th Century Semianr

My talk on 18th century histories of disability and resistance at the Institute of Historical Research is now available as a podcast

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Turned this around in less than three weeks, a new record for us!

Why is learning faster a motivating concept? It's core marketing for pushing edtech tools. I know people want to qualify faster but most _learning_ theory is about the success of the slow burn.

Our Carlo Eugeni is hosting the 16th International Conference on Live Subtitling and Speech-to-Text Interpreting on the Leeds University campus on July 4th 2025. More information on their website: webs.uab.cat/livesubtitli...
#ICoLS16

The UK Disability History and Heritage Hub is excited to announce that registration for our 2nd Annual Connecting + Sharing Event on June 25 is now live. This year will be entirely virtual, and attendance is free, more information, and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ukdhhh-202...

Really helpful thread @drbevans.bsky.social off to read your webpage now. A practical challenge is how to support extensions without more pressure on staff when final return deadlines (for exam boards/grad) arn't negotiable. A (rejected) suggestion was not to permit extensions at certain times....

🧵 I’m organising workshops where autistic people can help plan research. I’m looking for a few autistic people to take part, either in a text (typed) discussion, or on a Teams video call. I’ll ask what you think about different ideas for research on the general theme of ‘autistic & thriving’. 1/5

Social Insecurity Report We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

Today @amnestyuk.bsky.social released a report exposing the brutal reality of the UK social security system that targets those already pushed to the margins.

Myself & colleagues authored the section on the impacts on Disabled people.

Please read & share widely! www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/so...

Politicising Disability Through Zines How can zines be used to communicate disability history through a non-medical lens?

Our zines are being covered in History Workshop @historywo.bsky.social www.historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-h...

Really chuffed we secured these scholarships for students from lower income Commonwealth countries, the application window is tight so please pass onto your networks.

The US right is coming for disabled people. Here’s why that threatens everyone Trump’s administration is dismantling disability rights and education. History has shown this can be a warning sign for all civil liberties

Thanks so much to @theguardian.com for having me, and especially @estelletang.bsky.social for her fastidious edits. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

History UK Disability and History Project The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…

History UK are recruiting disabled historians (and historians who work on disability history) to take part in focus groups to inform their fantastic Disability and History Project - do consider signing up! www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

Ballet, beauty, and the joy of wheelchair dance Since childhood, Kate Stanforth has danced whenever and wherever she could. The only difference now is her wheelchair.

Joy as a disabled person is a radical act.

I have edited a series for Wellcome Collection Stories which explores what it means to be joyful, defiant and disabled.

The series starts with a passionate performance by @katestanforthdance.bsky.social
wellcomecollection.org/stories/ball...

Accessibility & Environment Film Festival - Arnolfini A showcase of 14 winning films from the Accessibility & Environment Film Festival. Join us for a selection of feature documentaries, factual shorts, comedies, animations and experimental films on disa...

Bristolians! The Arnolfini is running an Accessibility & Environment Film Festival on 1 March 2025. lots of shorts and things. Co-founded by disability activists and groups in Bristol area. arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/aeff...

Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks like All those lists and instructions and editorials on how to resist authoritarianism and stand up for human rights, the rule of law and climate are good, and I both wholly support them…

Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit

colleagues too, it took me ages to realise when I was at Lancaster that I, colleagues, and students had up to three different half term weeks between us (and life could have been much simpler as colleagues could cover for each other)
#1000SmallThings is a great thread Ria, thank you for sharing.

Fab opportunity to do a fascinating fully funded phd project with the wonderful @bevclough.bsky.social

Great to see more disability studies work on dis/abling futures (open access)

RIP Devva Kasnitz - a truly inspirational, kind, fiery disability scholar and activist! The DS community has lost a kindred spirit, but she will never be forgotten. An infrastructural activist whose influence knows no bounds. Thank you for all you’ve taught me 💛

portrait by Mallory Kay Nelson

Your focus isn’t broken, it just needs time Focus feels hard and messy because it is hard work, and it's where we address the hard problems. Here's how to regroup.

Does ‘Become a hermit’ sound attractive right now?
Yeah, this is advice I give (in small doses) for anyone with focus challenges right now…

blog.aare.edu.au/your-focus-i...

Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction [.] and the distinction between true and false [.] no longer exists.”

Look to the future with hope. Things can and often do get better

Image: www.instagram.com/mindfulartzy

MacArthur genius Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’ The activist and ‘disabled oracle’ reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds solace in sci-fi

Great to see an interview with @sfdirewolf.bsky.social by @maanvisingh.bsky.social on @theguardian.com today. As radical, hopeful and powerful as ever 'Anger transforms into a battery charger that gives me a boost when it’s sorely needed.' #DisabledOracle
bit.ly/AliceWongGua...

But when do the bins go out?

Pic shows a call for participants There are five checked questions: 1) Are you a woman? Or femme presenting? 2) Do you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' effect on your ability to do normal daily activities? 3) Are you a UK PhD researcher at a UK university or Higher Education Institution? And did you attend a UK institution for your pre-PhD studies? 4) Are you studying in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences? 5) Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences of Higher Education in the UK? If your answer to the above questions is yes, please contact Claire Meadows-Haworth at Lancaster University to express your interest. Claire will provide you with more information about the research and you will be given the opportunity to participate. Claire can be reached at c.meadows-haworth@lancaster.ac.uk.

Hello everyone! I am now recruiting for my PhD - at the moment I'm looking for three people (studying in Social Sciences/Humanities) to take part before Christmas break.

If you are interested drop me a message/email at c.meadows-haworth@lancaster.ac.uk

YouTube video by York Ideas Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome - Jane Draycott

My Q&A on Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece & Rome for York Disability Week is now available to view on Youtube! #DisHist #MedHist 🦾🦿 youtu.be/9fXoI3PFoqQ?...

Photo of an exhibition. A white wall features 7 bright paintings with a chair placed in front of it. The main painting in blue and orange reads “I’m not leaving”

📢 New job! Come work with our lovely colleague Jade French on a 4 year inclusive arts action research project! Please share widely!
Closing date 10th January
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...