Look at THIS fun lecture by Dr Jane Draycott on "Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome," on December 5, 2024 at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 6:30pm GMT: york.ac.uk/news-and-event…

BAJR Poverty Impact Report 2024 is released tomorrow. Will update then - all I can say is that it could have been much worse, and many (not all) companies are really trying.

Today marks the beginning of the final week for my exhibition "Mapping an Uneven Path: Stories of Health and Disability at Verulamium" at the Verulamium Museum (St Albans Museums). Do check it out before it's gone after next Sunday! It was an immense privilege to bring to life.

We loved delivering this training for YAC ArchaeologyUK.

We are very thankful to Cat Rees 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for making our EAF badges. We got a new delivery this week and to celebrate this kind gesture we are giving away badges to the first 5 people to tell us about a positive, inclusive experience they have had in Archaeology.

We're focusing our social media on mental health this month. Did you know that 30% of managers have taken part in mental health training? (CALM, 2016). If you need someone to talk to👇 Samaritans: Call 116 123, email [email protected] samaritans.org

Our Community Heritage Officer has co-authored a guide on Disability Inclusion in Archaeology as part of her voluntary work with the Enabled Archaeology Foundation. You can find it here: bajr.org/wp-content/upl… The Enabled Archaeology Foundation David Connolly

We were pleased to deliver a talk for the German Archaeological Institute recently on our work and disability inclusion in the sector. Would your group like to hear about our work? Send us a message.

We've had busy summer with #FestivalofArchaeology events. We joined Maidstone Museum for their event & we were at Woolsthorpe Manor. Did you see us there? What did you get up to this festival? ArchaeologyUK

Dr Abi Hunt has moved over to our board of trustees and Emily Stammitti-Campbell has taken over as interim director of the EAF. A huge thank you to Abi who has been an excellent leader and we look forward to the future with Emily at the helm.