Coming up tomorrow! @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social joins us this Disability Pride Month to chat about disability in the world of ancient Egypt!

We were really pleased to get to lead this session at #SSHM2026 this afternoon! Our audience was very engaged and we had some very insightful conversations! Big thanks to Rosie Cresswell and @sshmedicine.bsky.social for all of the support we have received over the past few years and today!

Had a lovely, albeit very brief, time at #SSHM2026 this afternoon! It was great to be able to talk about the work we’ve been doing with @ukdishisthub.bsky.social with @sambrady.bsky.social, @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social and Rosemary Cresswell! #DisHist

Disability history folks, please check out this call for abstracts and spread it to your networks! Caroline Lieffers and I are seeking contributors for a volume we're co-editing on disability and the life course 🗃️ #dishist #history networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

You can also find an easy read version of the Call for Presenters below: #DisHist #CFP

On that note, if anyone has any suggestions or leads for small pots of money that we can apply to to make this event as accessible as possible, please do get in touch - either on here or via our email address! Any help would be much appreciated! #DisHist

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

We’re at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social’s Festival of Social History today! If you’re here, please do come say hi!

Some of the @ukdishisthub.bsky.social team are attending, and presenting at, the Access In Museums Conference at Leeds City Museum today!

In addition to this, excited to be running a workshop on disability and employment as the Disability in Museums research group with Code Beschler, @karlantmercer.bsky.social, @sambrady.bsky.social, Emma Cieslik, and Wade Berger. #AccessinMuseums2026 #DisabilityHistory #Museums

Lou Bell@louisebell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Excited to be back in Leeds, and in the lovely Broderick Hall at Leeds City Museum, for the Access In Museums conference! This afternoon myself, @sambrady.bsky.social and @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social will be presenting on @ukdishisthub.bsky.social and who we are/what we do.

Excited to be back in Leeds, and in the lovely Broderick Hall at Leeds City Museum, for the Access In Museums conference! This afternoon myself, @sambrady.bsky.social and @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social will be presenting on @ukdishisthub.bsky.social and who we are/what we do.

@cripantiquity.bsky.social is at the #CA2026 in Manchester. Thanks to everyone who came to our panel yesterday. Discussions highlighted people doing amazing work, and ideas for future resources and improvements to our sector. We're here as a resource and look forward to continuing the conversation!

Sharing an important article that has come out of the University of Cambridge. Too many people I know in academia have been subject to various forms of abuse, and this is unfortunately one of the latest examples of this. Change is needed: archive.ph/l7JIX

Exicited to co-convene the session "The History of Museum Access," tomorrow at this year's @forarthistory.org.uk #AAH2026, and co-facilitating the workshop "Getting Beyond Homer: Disability, Classics, and the Classroom" as @cripantiquity.bsky.social at this year's CA Conference on Saturday. #CA2026

This may be the first ever review published about BadAncient.com, a website that was set up during Covid lockdowns to keep my hands busy, and to teach students how the ancient world still has resonance today! taz.de/Website-zur-...

Website zur Antike: Alle Klicks führen nach Rom

Auf badancient.com wird die Antike lebendig – durch die Fragen, die wir selber stellen. Das macht Spaß, sogar wenn es um den ‚römischen Gruß‘ geht.

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Thank you UK Disability History and Heritage Hub for hosting us last night. It was great to share some of the stories behind disabled people’s campaigns for transport access. We’re really proud to be part of the community preserving and celebrating them. Explore our history: https://bit.ly/4h8NHOe

A reminder that this is happening THIS WEDNESDAY! #DisHist

UK Disability History and Heritage Hub@ukdishisthub.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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

New article out from a new contributor. So glad to have @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social writing for Bad Ancient! Ever wondered what the evidence says about Cleopatra's death? 👇

Did Cleopatra Really Die by Suicide Using an Asp (Snake)?

Cleopatra VII’s death is one of the most famous scenes in ancient history, usually imagined as a dramatic suicide by asp (snake) bite. But when we examine the ancient evidence closely, the snake begin...

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I host this podcast ‘Talking Disability’ on behalf of The Classical Pod and the first episode has just dropped. We need to talk about disability and ableism much more so please go and listen to brilliant guests Alexandra Morris and Danny Pucknell do exactly that! 🏺

History UK has today released its 'History UK Disability and History Report' (2025): bit.ly/44PH51Z The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #Skystorians

👇This response to #dishist in #highered & the experiences of disabled, chronically ill, D/deaf, & #ND #skystorians is a must-read, w/ recommendations relevant across the Humanities & #academicsky. Thank you, Sarah Holland, @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social, Sarah Hayward, & @tillyguthrie.bsky.social! 🗃️

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 8mo ago

History UK has today released its 'History UK Disability and History Report' (2025): bit.ly/44PH51Z The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #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

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!

Ria Cheyne@riacheyne.bsky.social · 9mo ago

As we come to the end of our @edicaucus.bsky.social funded 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' project, we're delighted to invite you to 'Accessing Archives and Collections: Disability, Neurodivergence, Chronic Illness' - a free online symposium on 17th and 18th November. 1/n

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

Excellent first week of my new exhibition. Had some great conversations with visitors. Had a lengthy chat today about the layers and layers of accessibility we had to build in - including making our VR piece accessible to vision impaired users. It's groundbreaking work that deserves attention.

Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery@dovermuseum.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New exhibition curated by Dover Museum's Curating Visibility fellow, @karlantmercer.bsky.social At the End of History: Open from 20th October. Free entry. Entry to VR experience is by advanced booking only: tinyurl.com/mw4m4bbj @accentuateuk.bsky.social

Last week, I went to go visit @karlantmercer.bsky.social 's "At the End of History," at @dovermuseum.bsky.social and had a fantastic day out. The VR portion of the exhibit is like nothing I've ever experienced before. Highly urge everyone to see this exhibit before it closes. #DisHist

Free Shakespeare & Disability Zine: files.libcom.org/files/2025-1... Subscribe or find more free here : linktr.ee/disabilityark

We’re excited to announce that we will be joined by @annasusanf.bsky.social for our October monthly event! Join us at 5pm on the 29th October for a discussion on “Disability History Potentials in the Andes: Archives, Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledge” #DisHist

Thank you very much @authorgabegarcia.bsky.social for my appearance on the Wandering Scribe podcast. It was lovely interview, and is out along with other Wandering Scribe podcasts now at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1VC...

Dr. Alexandra Morris: Egyptologist & Disability Activist

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Posting again for visibility. Thank you again to everyone who's donated, shared, or otherwise supported us so far.

Dr. Alexandra F. Morris@disabledarchaeo.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to everyone who's donated, shared, or otherwise supported us so far. We've now raised enough to send 2 speakers to ASTC. Please do keep sharing. Your support through donations or just spreading the word makes this possible. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-trave...