📢Funding opportunity by Lloyds Bank Foundation. Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations with an income between £25,000 - £500,000 can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000. Deadline: 5pm on 28 August 2024. Find out more: hdlne.me/https://www.ll…

🎥 Launching today: Aildanio Film by @culturecolony! Here is a short preview of the Aildanio film where our Visual Arts Officer, Alan Whitfield, talks about the Aildanio theme and the work of the artists. 10 am on AM! amam.cymru/channel-highli…

Unsure if I will watch this tonight as I want to be able to sleep later unagitated. I have experienced the stories you will see. If you don’t know what it can be like as a disabled traveller, do watch it. 9pm C4 #SophieMorgan #FightToFly channel4.com/programmes/sop…

Out now! My new OA article in Women's History Review reflects on ageing & activism & experiences of activism across the life course & between generations moving from suffragettes to Six Point Group to Women's Lib & consciousness raising. Women's History Network - at Bluesky and LinkedIn London South Bank University - LSBU tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Over the past few months, I've been busy collaborating with Serious Games & Simulations and members of the disabled community to create a new board game inspired by my book Prosthetic Body Parts in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture (link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…). Pls help to spread the word.

Great blog post on developing neurodiversity-affirming PhD supervision, with practical tips for PhD supervisors and institutions

How do autistic people experience maternity care? We’re funding Dr Aimee Grant 👩‍🦼 (she/they) from Swansea University to find out. Read how her experience of autism and maternity care inspired her research, and how the findings could improve autistic adults’ lives 👇 wellcome.org/news/how-do-au…

The Health and Safety at Work Act is 50 today! This hugely important legislation has had an impact on all of our lives in the UK - but why was it needed, & what's happened since 1974? My piece for The Conversation explores: theconversation.com/the-uks-health…

We are looking for disabled and non-disabled volunteers to do small amounts of writing (120 words) on disability history topics. Check out our completed publications here : libcom.org/tags/disabilit…

Publication day for The Department. Yesterday, I was in north-east Scotland with Sarah Carré. Her brother, Stephen, took his own life in 2010. A coroner said this was triggered by being wrongly found fit for work. #DWP later covered up this evidence. buff.ly/4cJgDZo

‘We’ve heard from mothers that it's a ‘broken system’’ Woman’s Hour is airing a special programme all about SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in September. Do you have experience of navigating the SEND system? Perhaps you’re looking for advice? Get in touch ⬇️

We tend to position disabled people in 'cared for' roles in histories of the family, but in 19th century working class households, disabled people were also carers and contributors. My new article for Journal of Modern European History: doi.org/10.1177/161189…

My article on touch, comfort & the eighteenth-century private madhouse is now published open access in The Senses and Society, part of the "Senses and Health/Care Environments" Special Issue. Many thanks to Victoria Bates & the wonderful editorial team... tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🚨1 week left to apply🚨 Are you a disabled person with the skills and experience to drive impactful change in public policy and influence key policymakers? You could be our next Policy and Research Officer! Closing date: 12noon on 21st October. More 👉disabilitywales.org/vacancy-policy…

What's the experience of independent historians when it comes to research & journal publishing? bit.ly/3NpBbf1 In this new 'Transactions @royalhistsoc' article, John Sanders assesses historical precedents and current realities of life beyond the academic mainstream 1/2

Announcing the launch of #PublicHumanities!! Articles today on democracy, AI, Beyoncé, climate, Trump, empathy, Animal Crossing, legacies of slavery in higher ed, & more. ✅ Open access ✅ Peer reviewed ✅ Of the moment Spread the word! cambridge.org/pub

Disability History Month begins this week and I'll be presenting a short overview of the history of disability and work at the online launch on Thursday. Details of the event and how to join can be found here: ukdhm.org/events/ #dishist

The perfect gift for anyone interested in #disability history, Victorian London, or historical themed board games. Congratulations to my fantastic Swansea University colleague Dr Ryan Sweet and everyone involved in this project!

I love this comment on today’s column.