Disability historian. Professor & Research Institute lead @swanseauni. Vice Chair @DACymru. Writing Disability: A History of Resistance for @TheBodleyHead.
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Excited to be working with @TheBodleyHead on my new book, Disability: A History of Resistance. The book looks at experiences of disabled people in Britain have changed over the last 500 years, with a focus on activism & protest 1/
.@TheBodleyHead has pre-empted @DrDavidMT’s Disability: A History of Resistance, “a ground-breaking history of disabled lives in Britain over the course of 500 years that for the first time puts disabled people at the centre of the story”.
Read here: buff.ly/3yBJRrQ
ALT Photo of David Turner, smiling at the camera. He is wearing brown tortoiseshell glasses. Photo credit: Justin Harris Photograpy
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📚 'Disability: A History of Resistance' - David Turner (@DrDavidMT) mewn trafodaeth gyda Jude Rogers (@juderogers).
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🎟️ bit.ly/disabilitybook
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I love this comment on today’s column.
ALT I can remember in the early nineties being given food for thought, when some disabled activists were protesting on the day of one of the Charitythons (forget which). There was a placard which said: "How would you like it if your wellbeing was dependent on people jumping into a vat of baked beans?"
The perfect gift for anyone interested in #disability history, Victorian London, or historical themed board games. Congratulations to my fantastic @SwanseaUni colleague @RyanCSweet and everyone involved in this project!
Pls RT: Here we go! @FocusGames and my #Disability #boardgame Legless in London is available on pre-sale from today! To celebrate @UKDHM, we are offering a 15% discount on the RRP. To find out more, please visit leglessinlondon.com.
Disability History Month begins this week and I'll be presenting a short overview of the history of disability and work at the online launch on Thursday. Details of the event and how to join can be found here: ukdhm.org/events/ #dishist
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Announcing the launch of #PublicHumanities!!
Articles today on democracy, AI, Beyoncé, climate, Trump, empathy, Animal Crossing, legacies of slavery in higher ed, & more.
✅ Open access
✅ Peer reviewed
✅ Of the moment
Spread the word!
cambridge.org/pub
ALT Public Humanities: Scholarship with fire and footnotes
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🚨1 week left to apply🚨
Are you a disabled person with the skills and experience to drive impactful change in public policy and influence key policymakers?
You could be our next Policy and Research Officer!
Closing date: 12noon on 21st October.
More 👉disabilitywales.org/vacancy-…
ALT We are recruiting. Policy and Research Officer. 21 hours per week. Remote working with office base at Spark, Cardiff. To drive impactful change in public policy and influence key policymakers by developing robust, evidence-based policy positions. Closing date: 12pm (midday) on Monday 21st October. www.disabilitywales.org.
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What's the experience of independent historians when it comes to research & journal publishing? bit.ly/3NpBbf1
In this new 'Transactions @royalhistsoc' article, John Sanders assesses historical precedents and current realities of life beyond the academic mainstream 1/2
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My article on touch, comfort & the eighteenth-century private madhouse is now published open access in The Senses and Society, part of the "Senses and Health/Care Environments" Special Issue. Many thanks to Victoria Bates & the wonderful editorial team... tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
We tend to position disabled people in 'cared for' roles in histories of the family, but in 19th century working class households, disabled people were also carers and contributors. My new article for Journal of Modern European History: doi.org/10.1177/161189442412…
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‘We’ve heard from mothers that it's a ‘broken system’’
Woman’s Hour is airing a special programme all about SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in September.
Do you have experience of navigating the SEND system? Perhaps you’re looking for advice?
Get in touch ⬇️
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Publication day for The Department. Yesterday, I was in north-east Scotland with Sarah Carré. Her brother, Stephen, took his own life in 2010. A coroner said this was triggered by being wrongly found fit for work. #DWP later covered up this evidence.
buff.ly/4cJgDZo
ALT A pair of hands holding a copy of The Department on a wooden kitchen table.
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We are looking for disabled and non-disabled volunteers to do small amounts of writing (120 words) on disability history topics. Check out our completed publications here : libcom.org/tags/disability-a…
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The Health and Safety at Work Act is 50 today!
This hugely important legislation has had an impact on all of our lives in the UK - but why was it needed, & what's happened since 1974?
My piece for @ConversationUK explores:
theconversation.com/the-uks-…
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How do autistic people experience maternity care?
We’re funding @DrAimeeGrant from @SwanseaUni to find out.
Read how her experience of autism and maternity care inspired her research, and how the findings could improve autistic adults’ lives 👇
wellcome.org/news/how-do-aut…
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Great blog post on developing neurodiversity-affirming PhD supervision, with practical tips for PhD supervisors and institutions
Here is a new blog post from @debbieriby @DrAmyPearson & @JessicaHirst18 on neurodiversity-affirmative PhD supervision as a guest post for the ‘Supervising PhDs’ blog led by Kay Guccione 👇👇 supervisingphds.wordpress.co…
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Over the past few months, I've been busy collaborating with @FocusGames and members of the disabled community to create a new board game inspired by my book Prosthetic Body Parts in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture (link.springer.com/book/10.10…). Pls help to spread the word.
Legless in London! a new #Victorian #disability #history #boardgame inspired by @RyanCSweet book Prosthetic Body Parts in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture (link.springer.com/book/10.10…). In partnership with @SwanseaUni and current prosthetics users. More news to come!!
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Unsure if I will watch this tonight as I want to be able to sleep later unagitated. I have experienced the stories you will see. If you don’t know what it can be like as a disabled traveller, do watch it. 9pm C4 #SophieMorgan #FightToFly channel4.com/programmes/soph…
ALT Image of Sophie a 30 something long blonde haired female in her sport wheelchair. She has aviation / astronaut type suit on, all grey one piece. She’s alone on a runway very close to a large plane which we can see the back fuselage and wheels.
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Out now! My new OA article in @womenshistrev reflects on ageing & activism & experiences of activism across the life course & between generations moving from suffragettes to Six Point Group to Women's Lib & consciousness raising. @WomensHistNet @LSBU
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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🎥 Launching today: Aildanio Film by @culturecolony!
Here is a short preview of the Aildanio film where our Visual Arts Officer, Alan Whitfield, talks about the Aildanio theme and the work of the artists.
10 am on @ambobdim!
amam.cymru/channel-highlight…
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📢Funding opportunity by @LBFEW.
Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations with an income between £25,000 - £500,000 can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000.
Deadline: 5pm on 28 August 2024.
Find out more: hdlne.me/https://www.lloydsb…