'Disability history largely remains a missing part of the UK's story. Understanding it helps explain why contemporary debates often feel so fraught' New article by me in The Conversation theconversation.com/todays-argum...

Today’s arguments about disability benefits have been raging for 500 years

From Tudor welfare claims to modern PIP assessments, disabled people have long faced suspicion and bureaucracy.

theconversation.com

OMG I am so excited - not only is this out, but it’s out in audiobook through Libro.fm right now so I can listen to it with a credit rn and quite possibly ask for a nice hardback copy for Xmas! I do find audiobooks a big accessibility aid as do a lot of other disabled folk so this is WONDERFUL ❤️

David Turner@profdavidturner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My 500 year history of disabled people's political activism is out now! Thanks to The Independent for making it their non-fiction book of the month! www.penguin.co.uk/books/455782... #disabilityhistory

What happens if we place the UK university crisis in the Humanities (and some Social Sciences) within the context of students with known disabilities? We know that regional cold spots increasingly limit HE choices for many disadvantaged students. What do the stats suggest for disability? A 🧵 1/5

David Turner@profdavidturner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My 500 year history of disabled people's political activism is out now! Thanks to The Independent for making it their non-fiction book of the month! www.penguin.co.uk/books/455782... #disabilityhistory

Finally got my hands on this #DisHist nugget from @profdavidturner.bsky.social. Congratulations, David - smashing to see it out in the wild!

We're so excited about these amazing new books! Coming soon to a library or bookstore near you!🤩📚

My 500 year history of disabled people's political activism is out now! Thanks to The Independent for making it their non-fiction book of the month! www.penguin.co.uk/books/455782... #disabilityhistory

Disability

A ground-breaking history of modern Britain that puts the experiences of disabled people to the fore for the first time. Despite there being more than 16 million disabled people in the UK today, disa...

penguin.co.uk

Happy publication week to these excellent books...

Thanks for this article about my new book in Disability News Service. Disability a History of Resistance releases next Thursday in print, audio and ebook formats #disavilityhistory

Disability News Service@johnpring.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A groundbreaking book that uncovers the hidden histories of disabled people who fought against injustice shows disabled people are still “locked in bureaucratic battles” for support, just as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries. #DisabilityHistory www.disabilitynewsservice.com/secret-histo...

My (very small) office for the week, recording the audiobook of Disability: a History of Resistance. Radical Newport seems a fitting place to be recording my words on disabled people's role in 19th century working class struggles.

A great event towards the end of Jan - m'learned colleague Daniel Gordon, who recently took voluntary redundancy from academia, is going to reflect on how that feels and what it's like. Since many academics are going to be in that position, important. 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-univers...

It was great to be invited by aMai Musié to be part of this article on disability access and representation in the arts and cultural sector alongside Kyle Lewis Jordan and Touretteshero's Jess Thom. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/feature/noth...

Nothing Without Us: Disability in the arts and cultural sector - Arts Professional

Dr Mai Musié, senior manager at the National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE), speaks to three leaders working at the intersection of research and the cultural sector about disability...

artsprofessional.co.uk

30 years ago today the Disability Discrimination Act became law in the UK. We're at Insole Court, Cardiff today for #BeingHumanFestival25 reflecting on it's legacy

Great to be at the Being Human Festival launch at the BFI, showcasing our event on disability activism and the Disability Discrimination Act #disabiliyhistory #publichumanities

Out now! William Dodd Fights the Factories - me discussing the Industrial Revolution, factory reform and the history of Victorian disability activism www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

History's Heroes - William Dodd Fights the Factories - BBC Sounds

A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions.

bbc.co.uk

Out now! William Dodd Fights the Factories - me discussing the Industrial Revolution, factory reform and the history of Victorian disability activism www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

History's Heroes - William Dodd Fights the Factories - BBC Sounds

A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions.

bbc.co.uk

Request for help from the autistic community! 💜♾️ I'm writing a book about autistic people's relationships with food & drink, and I want to include more personal examples/stories than just my own If anyone is interested in contributing, this survey link has more info: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PGCYTJP

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/...

Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century

British History in the Long 18th Century Semianr

history.ac.uk

7 years later and I still whisper, “We’re disabled, Daniel, not werewolves” to myself like a sacred mantra whenever I see a non-disabled person discover ableism like it’s the latest hipster indie band.

How do history undergraduates routinely use generative AI in the classroom? In a new post on the RHS blog, David Clayton, Henrice Altink & Esther Wilson review their recent project: 'Piloting the responsible and effective use of generative AI in undergraduate History Teaching' bit.ly/40loJUG 1/2

This week! Creative consultation event on Welsh Government's Disabled People's Action Plan organised by Autistic UK and Disability Arts Cymru www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-life-my...

This week! Creative consultation event on Welsh Government's Disabled People's Action Plan organised by Autistic UK and Disability Arts Cymru www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-life-my...

OUT FOR ONE MONTH! The updated Railway Work, Life & Death project database of accidents to British & Irish railway staff, 1855-1939. Exactly a month ago we added 69,000 records - & 2000 of you have downloaded, with 14.6k views: thank you! See:

69,000 railway company records released! - Railway Work, Life & Death

An introduction to our new data release - railway staff accident records produced by English & Welsh railway companies, 1855-1929.

railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

Today! 👇

History at Swansea University@swanseahistory.bsky.social · last yr.

A great opportunity to hear @profdavidturner.bsky.social, one of @swanseahistory.bsky.social, speak on disability in the eighteenth century!

Next week I'll be speaking on the long history of disabled people's agency and resistance at the Institute of Historical Research. Everyone welcome! www.history.ac.uk/events/histo...

Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century

history.ac.uk

Welsh Government's Disabled People's Rights plan is now open for consultation. Follow the link to read the recommendations and have your say: www.gov.wales/draft-disabl...

Draft Disabled People’s Rights Plan | GOV.WALES

We want your views on the draft Disabled People’s Rights Plan.

gov.wales

Here we go folks: hitchcockian.medium.com/this-is-the-...

This is the paper I gave to historians about “AI” last week.

I was at Queen Mary University in London last week at a charming conference that turned out to be mainly about modern British history. I…

hitchcockian.medium.com

Monday is International Workers Memorial Day - #IWMD #IWMD25 This is a really important day for the Railway Work, Life & Death project, given our focus. On Monday, every hour for 24 hours, we'll post details of past UK railway staff hurt by their work: follow #IWMDHourByHour

We're hiring! Postdoctoral researcher post on the AMEND project exploring early modern neurodivergence, working with Dr Laura Seymour www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI655/p...

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Swansea University

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Postdoctoral Research Associate opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

jobs.ac.uk

ICYMI: the many-headed monster has just launched a new mini-series on Visual Culture in #EarlyModern England. Over the next month we celebrating the relaunch of British Printed Image to 1700 by publishing guest posts on the theme. 1st post tomorrow (Thurs)!🗃️ manyheadedmonster.com/2025/02/24/a...

A new life for ‘British Printed Images to 1700’

Laura Sangha This post introduces our new mini-series Visual Culture in early modern England. Guest posts in the mini-series will be published over the course of the next month – we will add links …

manyheadedmonster.com

Check out this blog post by Jess Gregory, my PhD student, on indecent advertisements in public toilets in the late c19th/early 20th: blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/the-history-...

The history of ‘indecent advertisements’ in public toilets - The National Archives blog

PhD student Jessica Gregory examines illicit advertising in the early 20th century.

blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk