UK Disability History and Heritage Hub

17 March 13:00-14:00 GMT online, free.
Neurodiversity and Disability: Designing Inclusion That Works for Everyone.

from U of East London and Office for Institutional Equity.

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Both at an earlier time of the day and earlier in the month, our March event is happening TOMORROW afternoon! #DisHist

Our March event is fast approaching! On 11th March at 3:30pm Simon McKeown and Kathryn Barnett will be joining us for an exclusive look at the Hanz Würtz collection and of the upcoming Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art exhibition “Images of Disability” #DisHist

(Please note the earlier time!)

Physical Disability and Deformity in Nineteenth-Century Britain Offering historical primary sources that outline both medical and experiential perspectives of physical disability, this book provides frequently mentioned but rarely provided material and supports re...

I have an edited primary source collection coming out on disability and deformity in c19th Britain. My hope is that you find it useful for teaching (apologies for the abstract, I did not write it! and the cost) #histmed #dishist www.routledge.com/Physical-Dis...

A reminder that this is happening THIS WEDNESDAY! #DisHist

This looks like an interesting talk, convened by @ukdishisthub.bsky.social:

Weds 25 Feb, 5pm UK, Zoom
Emma Koprena, discussing @transportforall.org.uk's archive

Contact via social media or email (ukdishistheritagehub [at] gmail [dot] com) for the link!

#DisHist #TransportHistory

Jump Billy! A celebration of English folk's diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters.

Delighted to share that more tickets released for Jump Billy! 25.03.26 🎻🪗🪕🎶

@bars.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @royalhistsoc.org @societyofauthors.bsky.social @natecommunity.bsky.social @efdss.bsky.social

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Thanks for sharing! ☺️

Speaking of our monthly events, we would love to hear from you about how to shape them going forward! Do you have an idea for a topic that you would like to see discussed? Can you recommend speakers or projects? Or do you want to present yourself? Please do get in touch! #DisHist

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After a little bit of a break, our monthly events are back! Join us on 25th February at 5pm (UK time) where Emma Koprena from Transport For All will be with us to talk about their archive and showcase some objects from it! #DisHist

Early Modern European Neurodivergence: Call for Papers is now live! August 3rd and 4th 2026 at Swansea University. See the link in our bio for the submission form or scan the QR code in this post🤩🎉

Annual lecture | The Centre for Victorian Studies | University of Leicester Find out more about our latest annual public lecture, hosted by the Centre for Victorian Studies at the University of Leicester

I'm giving the Leicester Victorian Studies Annual Lecture next week!
Come along and explore fame, race, and disability in the 19th c
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social

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Wellcome-funded Conference Series Thanks to the generous funding of the Wellcome Trust, through the Society for the Social History of Medicine, in 2025-26 the MWHN will run a three-part series of events. Two fo these will be in-per…

Please join the friends and members of the Military Welfare History Network @milwelfhist.bsky.social
#online
Monday 2 February 11:00 to 17:30 (Dublin time)
The 3rd event supported by Wellcome-SSHM Network Grants
For programme see 👇 & for Zoom link contact militarywelfarehistory@gmail.com
#histmed

‪Ahoy there, #DisHist crew! Interesting #CFP alert!

Some fab folks @helsinki.fi are organising a workshop on ancient Rome and they're after proposals:

antiikintutkimus.fi/call-for-pap...

DL for submissions: 2 March!

DPO Development Officer - Job page - Disability Rights UK We actively welcome and value lived experience! This role is part of a movement for Disability Justice and work ‘Led by those most affected’. We’re a Disabled People’s Org...

💼 Join us as a DPO Development Officer at Disability Rights UK

Your role would help us build the capacity of Disabled People's Organisations!

Permanent contract, 35 hours a week
Closing date: 9th February
Salary: £32,749 - £36,749

careers.disabilityrightsuk.org/job/e6a9ff7f...

Pitch my Project: an opportunity for early career historians to present their work at the Chalke History Festival 2026 - RHS Have you ever wanted to share your research with a wide audience? Would you like to gain experience in public speaking, and be supported to develop imaginative ways to communicate your research to the...

Applications are now invited for a new RHS programme for 2026, co-hosted with @ihr.bsky.social and @chalkefestival.bsky.social

'Pitch my Project' is for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in June bit.ly/44kfUMM. Closing date: 6 February. #Skystorians

We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist

Neurodiversity is More Than... A symposium organised by Abs S. Ashley and Ombre Tarragnat

🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:

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We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist

Rethinking Rigour: Conditions of Creativity & Criticality in the Academy - Durham University 4 December 2025 - 4 December 2025

📣 The Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research is pleased to present RETHINKING RIGOUR, a two-day symposium exploring creative-critical research in medical humanities.

📅 4-5 December 2025

Find out more about the event and book your free tickets 👇

A reminder that this is happening on Wednesday!

UK Disability History Month – 20 November – 20 December 2025 20 November – 20 December 2025

UK Disability History Month 2025 Launch Event
Thursday 20th November Online 18.15 for 18.30 Start until 20.00
ukdhm.org Register TODAY
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Please reshare! I'd love to hear from potential candidates with research interests in disability studies and the arts...

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As always, if you are on the mailing list for our events, then everything you need will be emailed over to you!

For our November monthly event, Jemma Lakmaker will be joining us on 19th November at 5pm to discuss deaf ex-servicemen in post-WW1 Britain. #DisHist #ww1

Still time to register for this free online event next week! With fantastic contributions from @nlisn.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @neurodiversemuseum.bsky.social @owenbarden.bsky.social @louisebell.bsky.social @sambrady.bsky.social and many more!

A reminder that this is happening THIS Wednesday! #DisHist