UK Disability History and Heritage Hub
UK Disability History and Heritage Hub
About UK Disability History and Heritage Hub
The UK Disability History and Heritage Hub is a small group, created by PhD students with links to the heritage industry. We felt there was space for a network to allow those interested in Disabled, Neurodiverse, and D/deaf histories, from the ancient world to the modern era, to connect and collaborate.
This hub is open to researchers, students, archivists, museum professionals, activists and anyone in-between!
Disability History Monthly Event Group
We run monthly events to discuss different disabled, neurodivergent, and d/Deaf histories.
These are often reading groups, but can sometimes take other formats!
We'll host a session every month, normally the last Wednesday of the month, at 17:00 BST. These will be on Zoom. Sign up below to be added to our mailing list!
Let us know (via our email) if you would be interested in suggesting readings or leading a discussion.
Please note - this is a separate mailing list to our News Bulletin list.
UKDHHH News Bulletin
We have a monthly news bulletin, to help you keep up with everything happening in the world of disability history.
Sign up below to be added to our mailing list!
Please note - this is a separate mailing list to our Monthly Event list.
UKDHHH Connecting + Sharing Event 2025
Find all the information about our 2025 event below!
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UKDHHH Connecting + Sharing Event.
Thursday June 6th 2024 @ Manchester Deaf Centre
Trip to the 'Nothing about us, Without us' Exhibition. People's History Museum. Manchester, UK. 11th September 2023
Our first in-person meet up, to visit the exhibition!
Invisible & Under-Represented? Disability History, Objects & Heritage. Zoom Conference, 22-23 March 2022
Check out the event page here: https://underrephistory22.mystrikingly.com
About us
Why make the Hub?
The Hub was launched in April 2022, following an event exploring disability history in the heritage industry titled 'Invisible and Under-Represented? Disability History, Objects and Heritage.' Using this event as a springboard, the PhD and MA students involved in organising and running the conference wanted to create a platform to help facilitate these conversations in UK academia and heritage.
The Team
Sam Brady - Administrator and Co-founder
Louise Bell - Social Media, News Bulletin and Co-founder
Alexandra Morris - Monthly Event Co-ordinator, News Bulletin and Co-founder
Kirstie Stage - Accessibility and Co-founder
Alice Conibere - Administrator
Past team members
Isabelle Lawrence - Co-founder