Over 500 people joined us today at Birmingham’s first ever disability festival! 🙌🏽 The good vibes were flowing all round and the activities, information stands and workshops were fantastic. Thanks to everyone who came and to all our event organisers and partners. #BrumDisFest

Challenging the Gender Binary of War: Munitions and Disability During the Second World War by Amy Dale. womenshistorynetwork.org/cchallenging-t… #DisabilityPrideMonth

I am excited to announce that my first-ever academic monograph "Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World: Plato's Stepchildren" is now available for pre-order on the Routledge website in some countries. Expected publication in December! routledge.com/Disability-in-…

DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!! Don’t miss out on this fantastic chance to present your research on othering in material culture.

Het archief van de Olympische Spelen voor Gehandicapten 1980 in Arnhem is nu toegankelijk. Meer weten over het archief en de Olympische Spelen zelf? Bekijk onze website: geldersarchief.nl/over-ons/actue… #toegankelijk #onderzoek #archief

Please read and share - we can't just watch while our field is dismantled when it's needed most ✊🏼

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Thank you for everything Adolf. Thanks to you many of us are the people we are today. Thanks to you millions live independently in dignity. Thanks to you we can dream of a better and just future. Rest in power✊

The war in Gaza has had a devastating impact on education. The European University Institute provides: scholarships for students and researchers to continue their studies in a safe environment; fellowships and traineeships for at-risk academics and professionals 👇🏽 eui.eu/en/public/abou…

I’m speechless. How many more women and children will lose their lives before a ceasefire? The horror that civilians in #Gaza are enduring must end. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

In 1980 waren de Paralympische Spelen in Arnhem en Veenendaal, de enige keer in Nederland. Het archief van de organisatie is geopend voor onderzoek bij Gelders Archief. Meer info staat op geldersarchief.nl/over-ons/actue…

I am gravely concerned that a 10-month-old unvaccinated child from Deir al-Balah, #Gaza, has been confirmed to have polio—the first case in Gaza in 25 years. World Health Organization (WHO) and partners urgently worked to collect and transfer stool samples from the child for testing at a WHO-accredited

The threat of polio comes as repeated evacuation orders continue to displace thousands in #Gaza’s cities of Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah, adding to the physical and mental strain on an already suffering population. No one is safe, nowhere is safe. People have barely any

Very sad. World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that a 10-month-old baby in #Gaza is now paralysed due to #Polio. The first case in more than 25 years. Polio will not make the distinction between Palestinian & Israeli children. Delaying a humanitarian pause will increase the risk of spread among

Call for papers_Learning with and from the global South: Emerging insights from decolonial disability work carleton.ca/ddsc/2024/call…

📢Reminder: Don't miss out! Submit your papers by November 1st for a chance to present. Details and submission guidelines here:sites.google.com/view/lwwaoc/ca…

We are currently recruiting for a postdoctoral researcher to join European Research Council (ERC) PatentsInHumans project closing date 26 September and full details below- please get in touch with any questions! All_Institute European Research Council (ERC) MU School of Law & Criminology MU Research

Delighted to have been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) grant to study the history of intra-imperial charity in the Romanov Empire! Looking forward to lots of collaborative work to think about new approaches to area studies! Skytte Institute UT ut.ee/en/content/uni…

What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today. Six of our UNRWA colleagues are among those killed. These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.

A very warm welcome to our new Faculty members Mónica Bolufer Peruga, M’hamed Oualdi, Alexia Yates, and Igor Iwo Chabrowski 🎉 Read more about their profiles below 👇