Back from limbo! the relaunch of Hosprec, the Hospital Records Database, with which I was involved for so many years
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional... 1/2

Closing next Friday (16th): 'History and Archives in Practice' 2027. Calls for panels invited for our annual meeting of historians and archivists, with @ihr.bsky.social and TNA.

HAP27 focuses on connecting past and future with sessions on advocacy & applied history bit.ly/3RGHbWy #Skystorians

After three brilliant years, @beckierutherford.bsky.social's fellowship is coming to an end. A historian of health, gender, and activism in modern Britain, Beckie has edited a selection of incredible articles focused on the experiences and ideas of disabled people.

📣Latest blog📣 @ukdishisthub.bsky.social reflect on two SSHM/@wellcometrust.bsky.social Networks Grant funded networking events to connect academics, researchers, heritage professionals, artists, activists, and others interested in histories of disabled, neurodiverse, and D/deaf people.

I'll be discussing Disability a History of Resistance with Robin Ince at the British Library on 23 November. Come and join us for this Disability History Month event! events.bl.uk/events/resis...

As always, if you are already on the mailing list, you will have received all of the information about this already!

If you wish to join, you can sign up on our website:

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Our monthly events are back after a summer break! Joining us tomorrow (30th September) will be @meg-sch.bsky.social, who will be talking to us about her work on the history of museum access in the UK for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) #DisHist

Oct 1st, Save the date!

Rosamund Oates will be talking about ‘Silent Histories: Deafness in Early Modern England' at @ihrscb.bsky.social in-person @ihr.bsky.social & online. #EarlyModern 🗃️

Booking details will soon be on: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/ihr-seminars/society-culture-belief-1500-1800

Ongoing Call for Contributors
Via @ukdishisthub.bsky.social

The Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) is always seeking contributors for zines on disability history and perspectives.

Find DARK zines:
libcom.org/tags/disabil...

More info:
linktr.ee/disabilityark

... and secondly, an article developed from @lucyanne.bsky.social's wonderful PhD research on technology and disabled expertise!

#DisHist

Braille people! The Global Braille Survey is well underway. If you have anything to do with #Braille either for personal use or professionally, please help the International Council (ICEVI) gather some solid statistics for future Braille researchers (and historians...)
tiny.cc/braillesurvey

Want to put your skills to work for a future where disabled people can travel with freedom and dignity? Join Transport for All’s Board of Trustees and help guide our work for transport justice.

Apply by 5pm, 18 September: https://ow.ly/U56u50ZFfI7

Please circulate! Calling all PhDs and ECRs working on themes related to health, welfare, and community in the early modern maritime world: submit abstracts by 30 September to join this one-day workshop at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on 14 January 2027. www.rmg.co.uk/collections/...

CFP alert: We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary.bsky.social! This will be taking place on 27th November 2026, with presentations happening both in-person and online.

Deadline to submit your ideas is: 31st July 2026! #DisHist