The first RNIB Talking Books went out to readers on the 7th of November 1935. Books like Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd were shipped in sturdy containers for free and returned at a special reduced postal rate! #LibrariesWeek #LibrariesWeek2022

This is Dr Émile Javal, author of ‘The Blind Man’s World’ (1904), riding a tandem bicycle with a male companion. Javal was a French ophthalmologist who lost his sight aged 60, and this image is taken from the title page of that book. 1/3

Lately meeting lots of folk who want to know more about Braille music - really accessible comprehensive series about it here (just in time for #NationalBrailleWeek!)

'Not only is this an opportunity to celebrate, though, World Braille Day is also a day to take stock of what further actions need to be taken to improve access to braille' Read our statement on #WorldBrailleDay2023 🌐 bit.ly/3WZorP2 #brailleday #WorldBrailleDay

What place does Braille have in the modern world? Alex Lee traces the history of this tactile language and argues why it’s worth saving from the brink of death. Read it this #WorldBrailleDay👇 wellcomecollection.org/articles/YY5lG…

En el #DiaMundialDelBraille queremos recordaros que en el #MuseoNavalMadrid tenemos estaciones tiflológicas para personas ciegas y con deficiencia visual. La implicación es constante, por eso seguimos incorporando piezas que pueden tocarse y que tienen sus cartelas en braille.

Our mystery object is a page embossed with Lucas type, another system of reading for people who are blind. Mike will tell you more. bit.ly/3pL94OU #MysteryObjectMonday #SecretCodes #BrailleIsFun

It's my favourite time of year again... happy #WorldBrailleDay! Here's a little piece I wrote for SRSB and RSS to celebrate a bit of tactile reading history: srsb.org.uk/Feeds.aspx?Key…

Thank you to Jane and the team at SRSB and RSS for lending your time and your books so generously. They even let me loose on a Brailler!

The first CFP for the 2024 edition of *Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century* conference is out (grafematik2024.sciencesconf.org). Please, ① spread the word, ② submit a paper, ③ join us in Venice, Italy (physically or virtually) on October 23-25, 2024!

It was an absolute joy to be part of this symposium - thank you for compiling so many epistolary materiality enthusiasts in one room!

What an amazing event this has been! Big thanks to the UK Disability History and Heritage Hub organisers for bringing so much disability history work together

A fascinating paper on the influence of social movements on the monarchy in late 19th-century England, right at the time when they changed the name of the dynasty to Windsor. Well done Lucy Haigh! Maybe you can write a spinoff for The Crown 😉 SocialHistorySociety #SHS2024

A whole panel on disability history! What a delight to be a part of!

Thank you for having me!

Hello braillists, would you be willing to give us five or ten minutes of your time? You'll help contribute to new, up-to-date braille research to celebrate 200 years of braille. rnib.in/BrailleSurvey #Braille200

Excited to be getting ready for the grapholinguistics conference next week. The programme is looking fantastic (and going to Venice is not an unwelcome bonus…!)

Calling ALL students and staff in history in HE, regardless of whether you consider yourself disabled! This is our chance to pull together our thoughts on teaching/learning disability history and lived experience history-uk.ac.uk/projects/histo…

A Braille birthday party? I'm there. Catch me at the Braille 200 celebration in Harrogate library on Monday 21st, 10-3. I'll be giving a talk on the history of tactile alphabets in Britain, and Alan Thorpe is bringing his collection of braillers! RNIB North Yorkshire Libraries #Braille200

Hello hello, I’ll most likely be over here from now bsky.app/profile/tillyg…