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Tilly Guthrie

@tillyguthrie.bsky.social

C19 tactile alphabet enthusiast, book/disability history, and otherwise doing folky things. PhD candidate in History @sheffielduni and WRoCAH

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Tilly Guthrie@tillyguthrie.bsky.social · 2w ago

The wonderful Braillists Foundation let me chat to them about my research for a whole 45mins, and you can eavesdrop on it here #DisHist #Braille #BookHistory pca.st/episode/8f51...

A History of Tactile Literacy: In Conversation with Tilly Guthrie

Victorian Britain was a heavily visual era. Sighted people gained access to the Penny Post, and the ability to communicate with friends across the nation with relative ease in an alphabet which was…

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Daniel Grey@djrgrey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Excited to share the conference webpage (plus provisional programme) for "Belonging to the Victorians? — Community, Collections, and Care" on 4 September 2026 at Wilton's Music Hall: belongingtothevictorians.uk Its free to attend and there are some spaces available to delegates not presenting!

Belonging to the Victorians? — Community, Collections, and Care

Belonging to the Victorians? Community, Collections, and Care. A one-day conference at Wilton's Music Hall, London, Friday 4 September 2026. Organised by Daniel Grey and William Bainbridge, University...

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Lou Bell@louisebell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Really pleased to finally be able to launch this CFP! Please do consider joining us at the British Library or online for a day of exploring collections and #DisHist!

UK Disability History and Heritage Hub@ukdishisthub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

Poster for the Call for Presenters for "Collections Uncovered: Disability at the British Library." All text is black typed on cream, yellow and light blue backgrounds (descending down the page in that order). The text reads: Collections Uncovered: Disability at the British Library 27th November 2026, 10am-4:30pm, hybrid Call for Presenters Join the UK Disability History and Heritage Hub to explore disability stories in the collections of the British Library. The day will begin with academic, artistic, or community presentations on all things disability history. Presentations will be online and in-person. The afternoon will be a hands-on, in-person workshop with selected material from the British Library collections. Topic ideas: . cataloguing disability . activist publications . access . disability histories in the British Library collections Presentations may be 5 or 15 minutes. These can be standard papers or something more creative, like an interview or performance! Please submit by text or video: . Summary (max 200 words) · Personal or organisation bio (max 100 words) . Videos may be up to 3 minutes Email ukdishistheritagehub@gmail.com by 31st July 2026
BlindNewWorld@blindnewworld.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#BrailleLiteracyMonth meets beauty in the #Braille Nails campaign from @cnibfoundation.bsky.social and The Ten Spot, which aims to spark conversation about #accessibility and #inclusion. 💅 #BlindNewWorld (Story via Cosmetics Design ⬇️)

Q&A: How Braille Nails is tackling a blind spot in beauty inclusivity

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and THE TEN SPOT beauty bars have announced Braille Nails, a national initiative that brings Braille into nail salons to address a gap in beauty in...

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Tilly Guthrie@tillyguthrie.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This was a real delight to be a part of. Thank you to the organisers for putting on possibly the perfect interdisciplinary conference!? I look forward to seeing what the project does next.

The Victorian Hand@victorianhand.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A huge thank you to all our delegates for joining The Hand: Emotion, Embodiment, Identity! Your ideas, questions and conversations made the conference such a rewarding and inspiring event. We are grateful to everyone who contributed and helped make it a success 🤝

Tilly Guthrie@tillyguthrie.bsky.social · last yr.

Great discussion this morning with the Disability Collections Forum on preserving embossed texts. A timely reminder of the importance of Braille heritage in the face of cuts to transcription (more on the campaign against it here: saveourbraille.wordpress.com) #DisHist #Braille200

The presentation at the Disability Collections Forum today was from Tilly… | Philip Milnes-Smith (archivist, educator, advocate)

The presentation at the Disability Collections Forum today was from Tilly Guthrie, a doctoral student at Sheffield who is looking at the British history of embossed scripts for blind readers and write...

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Connor Scott-Gardner@connorscottgardner.bsky.social · last yr.

Over a thousand people have signed an open letter asking the RNIB to #SaveOurBraille! Please consider signing and sharing. We shouldn't even have to ask the UK's leading blindness charity to prioritise braille, but here we are.

Connor Scott-Gardner@connorscottgardner.bsky.social · last yr.

RNIB has scrapped its free personal braille transcription service, leaving blind people to cover the cost themselves. Large print is still free, this isn't equality! Sign the open letter urging RNIB to reverse this decision #DisabilityRights #Literacy https://saveourbraille.wordpress.com/

Tilly Guthrie@tillyguthrie.bsky.social · last yr.

📣Call for participants: History UK is continuing its focus groups on disability and history in HE in April. Any students/staff with experience in teaching disability history OR studying history with a disability, come and talk to us! #DisabilityHistory #DisHist www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

History UK Disability and History Project

The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…

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RNIB Campaigns@rnibcampaigns.bsky.social · last yr.

We're a signatory to a letter to the Chancellor published today which urges her to think again about cuts to disability benefits. Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4

The cost of cuts to disability benefits: Our open letter to the Chancellor | Disability charity Scope UK

Right now, the government is considering changes to disability benefits. But for millions of disabled people, these benefits are a lifeline. They are the difference between surviving and being pushed ...

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RNIB Scotland@rnibscotland.bsky.social · 2y ago

We had a lovely visit to the Mitchell Library today, as part of our Braille and Beyond tour to celebrate #Braille200! We'd love to thank Glasgow Libraries for their support in organising the event! For more information about the Braille and Beyond Tour, visit our website: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c

Dave from RNIB speaking at the podium in a panel room with an audience and a TV behind him, with the plaque displaying "Braille 200" in front of him.Matthew and Conor from RNIB having a wee chat at the event. Conor is wearing a pink "RNIB" branded t-shirt.
RNIB Scotland@rnibscotland.bsky.social · 2y ago

We’re at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow until 3pm today, as part of our Braille and Beyond event! Come and say hello to us in the Moir Dyer room if you can!

A sign which reads “Braille 200” and the same in braille below.
RNIB Scotland@rnibscotland.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're at the Mitchell Library on Tuesday to celebrate 200 years of braille! The event has been organised in partnership with Glasgow Libraries and is open to all, and promises a day of engaging activities and informative talks! More info can be found here: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c

View of Mitchell Library in Glasgow, featuring its prominent green dome, captured from across the street with passing vehicles.
Tilly Guthrie@tillyguthrie.bsky.social · 2y ago

That moment when you find exactly what you were hoping for in the archive... Here's a blog post I wrote on The Most Exciting letter in Liverpool Record Office (I'm not at all biased). Thanks to Cultures of Disability for hosting this. culturesofdisability.mmu.ac.uk/blind-writin... #DisabilityHistory

Blind Writing Before Braille - Cultures of Disability

Through the letters of Charles Cook, Tilly Guthrie explores what early forms of braille can tell us about the experience of blindness in the Victorian era.

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