PGR created hub for researchers & heritage professionals in Disabled, D/deaf and Neurodiverse histories | Previously 'Invisible and Underrepresented' | #DisHist

Joined December 2021
We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for our event at @britishlibrary on the 27th November! You can book to attend in-person (limited space) or virtually and all information can be found on the Eventbrite: #DisHist eventbrite.com/e/collections…
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub retweeted
We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary! 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
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We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary! 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
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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
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You can also find an easy read version of the Call for Presenters below: #DisHist #CFP
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub retweeted
Everyone should have the freedom to travel. For many disabled people in the UK, that's not our reality. Transport for All exists to break down barriers, so we can all make the journeys we want to, easily and confidently. Learn more on our website: bit.ly/4s5cCXY
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This Wednesday (29th) we will be joined by @debscavator for our April monthly event! Debby will be joining us for a conversation exploring assistive technology in Ancient Greece. #DisHist Start time is back to the usual 5pm!
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As usual, if you’re already on the mailing list for our monthly events, then the Zoom details have already been emailed out to you. Please do get in touch if that isn’t the case.
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If you aren’t already signed up to the monthly event mailing list, you can join that and our news bulletin list on our website: ukdishisthub.mystrikingly.co…
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Our March event is fast approaching! On 11th March at 3:30pm Simon McKeown and Kathryn Barnett will be joining us for an exclusive look at the Hanz Würtz collection and of the upcoming Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art exhibition Images of Disability! #DisHist
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub retweeted
Thank you @UKDisHistHub 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: bit.ly/4n0cPaV
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Come and join us THIS WEDNESDAY! #DisHist
This looks like an interesting talk, convened by @UKDisHistHub: Weds 25 Feb, 5pm UK, Zoom Emma Koprena, discussing @TransportForAll's archive Contact via social media or email (ukdishistheritagehub [at] gmail [dot] com) for the link! #DisHist #TransportHistory
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub retweeted
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
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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
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub retweeted
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A reminder that this is happening on Wednesday! #DisHist
For our November monthly event, @JLakmaker will be joining us on 19th November at 5pm to discuss deaf ex-servicemen in post-WW1 Britain. #DisHist #ww1
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For our November monthly event, @JLakmaker will be joining us on 19th November at 5pm to discuss deaf ex-servicemen in post-WW1 Britain. #DisHist #ww1
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As always, if you are on the mailing list for our events, then everything you need will be emailed over to you!
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