Tilly Guthrie
@tillyguthrie.bsky.social
C19 tactile alphabet enthusiast, book/disability history, and otherwise doing folky things. PhD candidate in History
@sheffielduni and WRoCAH
@sheffielduni and WRoCAH
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#BrailleLiteracyMonth meets beauty in the #Braille Nails campaign from @cnibfoundation.bsky.social and The Ten Spot, which aims to spark conversation about #accessibility and #inclusion. 💅 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Cosmetics Design ⬇️)
(Story via Cosmetics Design ⬇️)
Q&A: How Braille Nails is tackling a blind spot in beauty inclusivity
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and THE TEN SPOT beauty bars have announced Braille Nails, a national initiative that brings Braille into nail salons to address a gap in beauty in...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
#BrailleLiteracyMonth meets beauty in the #Braille Nails campaign from @cnibfoundation.bsky.social and The Ten Spot, which aims to spark conversation about #accessibility and #inclusion. 💅 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Cosmetics Design ⬇️)
(Story via Cosmetics Design ⬇️)
This was a real delight to be a part of. Thank you to the organisers for putting on possibly the perfect interdisciplinary conference!? I look forward to seeing what the project does next.
A huge thank you to all our delegates for joining The Hand: Emotion, Embodiment, Identity!
Your ideas, questions and conversations made the conference such a rewarding and inspiring event. We are grateful to everyone who contributed and helped make it a success 🤝
Your ideas, questions and conversations made the conference such a rewarding and inspiring event. We are grateful to everyone who contributed and helped make it a success 🤝
January 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This was a real delight to be a part of. Thank you to the organisers for putting on possibly the perfect interdisciplinary conference!? I look forward to seeing what the project does next.
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🌎 What happens when a travel writer navigates the world through touch?
This month’s blog explores the journeys of James Holman, the self-described ‘Blind Traveller’, and how his haptic encounters challenged the visual conventions of travel writing.
www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/the-...
This month’s blog explores the journeys of James Holman, the self-described ‘Blind Traveller’, and how his haptic encounters challenged the visual conventions of travel writing.
www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/the-...
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🌎 What happens when a travel writer navigates the world through touch?
This month’s blog explores the journeys of James Holman, the self-described ‘Blind Traveller’, and how his haptic encounters challenged the visual conventions of travel writing.
www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/the-...
This month’s blog explores the journeys of James Holman, the self-described ‘Blind Traveller’, and how his haptic encounters challenged the visual conventions of travel writing.
www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/the-...
More Braille: More Empowerment. The official launch of the global braille literacy campaign this morning was such an exciting and hopeful event. For more info on the campaign, the ICEVI have put together this video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=WW6u...
#WorldBrailleDay #Braille
#WorldBrailleDay #Braille
More Braille: More Empowerment - Voices Advancing Braille Worldwide
YouTube video by Frances Gentle
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January 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
More Braille: More Empowerment. The official launch of the global braille literacy campaign this morning was such an exciting and hopeful event. For more info on the campaign, the ICEVI have put together this video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=WW6u...
#WorldBrailleDay #Braille
#WorldBrailleDay #Braille
Happy 217th birthday to the big man!🥳 The ICEVI is asking us to contribute a candle for Louis’ birthday cake, as part of their (super important) Global Braille Literacy campaign. Donate if you can! #WorldBrailleDay #Braille #DisHist
January 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Happy 217th birthday to the big man!🥳 The ICEVI is asking us to contribute a candle for Louis’ birthday cake, as part of their (super important) Global Braille Literacy campaign. Donate if you can! #WorldBrailleDay #Braille #DisHist
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200 years later and still going strong! Braille isn't just "old tech"—it's a vital tool for literacy and independence that works even when the Wi-Fi doesn't. Happy #WorldBrailleDay!
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
200 years later and still going strong! Braille isn't just "old tech"—it's a vital tool for literacy and independence that works even when the Wi-Fi doesn't. Happy #WorldBrailleDay!
The Disability History report is out! #DisHist
History UK has today released its 'History UK Disability and History Report' (2025): bit.ly/44PH51Z
The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #Skystorians
The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #Skystorians
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Disability History report is out! #DisHist
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One month left to apply to @emjlynajsh.bsky.social's and my conference on early modern practical texts, featuring keynotes by the brilliant @endeeekay.bsky.social and Laurence Publicover! #CFP
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies - CFP: Reading the Practical in Early Modern Literature
CFP: Reading the Practical in Early Modern Literature
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October 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
One month left to apply to @emjlynajsh.bsky.social's and my conference on early modern practical texts, featuring keynotes by the brilliant @endeeekay.bsky.social and Laurence Publicover! #CFP
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
I'll be helping out here - nice educational half term activity!
Social science helps us understand how people live, think, and connect.
Join us for Understanding Society - a week of exhibitions, interactive activities, talks and workshops exploring everything from activism to creative storytelling.
Programme: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/under...
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Join us for Understanding Society - a week of exhibitions, interactive activities, talks and workshops exploring everything from activism to creative storytelling.
Programme: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/under...
@ukri.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I'll be helping out here - nice educational half term activity!
Thanks Oli! Once again sneaking braille into everything I do… #Braille200 #DisHist
You've heard about Rail200 this year, but what about Braille200?
Our amazing WROCAH placement student @tillyguthrie.bsky.social explains the dual history of Braille and the Railways in Britain:
blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/braille-200/
Our amazing WROCAH placement student @tillyguthrie.bsky.social explains the dual history of Braille and the Railways in Britain:
blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/braille-200/
Braille 200 - National Railway Museum blog
PhD researcher Tilly Guthrie highlights that this year marks not only 200 years of the railways, but also of the invention of Braille.
blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk
August 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Thanks Oli! Once again sneaking braille into everything I do… #Braille200 #DisHist
The organisers of the UKDHHH outdid themselves today - what a brilliant day of talks, and a masterclass in accessibility
We are rounding off our day with two sessions of 15-minute presentations! The first session has papers from @tillyguthrie.bsky.social and @isabellelawrence.bsky.social #DisHist
June 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The organisers of the UKDHHH outdid themselves today - what a brilliant day of talks, and a masterclass in accessibility
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Join us on Wednesday for a day filled with #DisHist!
We are really pleased to announce that booking is now open for our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event! Join us and a host of exciting presenters on Zoom on the 25th June to hear about a variety of work in/about #DisHist!
To see the programme and book a spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/ukdhhh-202...
To see the programme and book a spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/ukdhhh-202...
UKDHHH 2025 Connecting + Sharing Event
Join us at the UKDHHH Connecting + Sharing event to hear more about those working with, or interested in, disability histories.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Join us on Wednesday for a day filled with #DisHist!
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A #blind student and her professor at @harvard.edu created "Why #Braille Matters," a first-of-its-kind course to explore the history, theory and practice of tactile writing systems used by #VisuallyImpaired people. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Harvard Gazette ⬇️)
(Story via Harvard Gazette ⬇️)
New experiences at their fingertips — Harvard Gazette
Course on tactile reading shows students “Why Braille Matters.”
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April 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A #blind student and her professor at @harvard.edu created "Why #Braille Matters," a first-of-its-kind course to explore the history, theory and practice of tactile writing systems used by #VisuallyImpaired people. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Harvard Gazette ⬇️)
(Story via Harvard Gazette ⬇️)
Great discussion this morning with the Disability Collections Forum on preserving embossed texts. A timely reminder of the importance of Braille heritage in the face of cuts to transcription (more on the campaign against it here: saveourbraille.wordpress.com) #DisHist #Braille200
The presentation at the Disability Collections Forum today was from Tilly… | Philip Milnes-Smith (archivist, educator, advocate)
The presentation at the Disability Collections Forum today was from Tilly Guthrie, a doctoral student at Sheffield who is looking at the British history of embossed scripts for blind readers and write...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Great discussion this morning with the Disability Collections Forum on preserving embossed texts. A timely reminder of the importance of Braille heritage in the face of cuts to transcription (more on the campaign against it here: saveourbraille.wordpress.com) #DisHist #Braille200
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Over a thousand people have signed an open letter asking the RNIB to #SaveOurBraille! Please consider signing and sharing. We shouldn't even have to ask the UK's leading blindness charity to prioritise braille, but here we are.
RNIB has scrapped its free personal braille transcription service, leaving blind people to cover the cost themselves. Large print is still free, this isn't equality! Sign the open letter urging RNIB to reverse this decision #DisabilityRights #Literacy https://saveourbraille.wordpress.com/
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Over a thousand people have signed an open letter asking the RNIB to #SaveOurBraille! Please consider signing and sharing. We shouldn't even have to ask the UK's leading blindness charity to prioritise braille, but here we are.
📣Call for participants: History UK is continuing its focus groups on disability and history in HE in April. Any students/staff with experience in teaching disability history OR studying history with a disability, come and talk to us! #DisabilityHistory #DisHist
www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
History UK Disability and History Project
The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…
www.history-uk.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📣Call for participants: History UK is continuing its focus groups on disability and history in HE in April. Any students/staff with experience in teaching disability history OR studying history with a disability, come and talk to us! #DisabilityHistory #DisHist
www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
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You can email your MP using our template to tell them how you feel about these changes here: action.sense.org.uk/page/167765/...
Stop disability benefit cuts
action.sense.org.uk
March 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
You can email your MP using our template to tell them how you feel about these changes here: action.sense.org.uk/page/167765/...
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We're a signatory to a letter to the Chancellor published today which urges her to think again about cuts to disability benefits.
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
The cost of cuts to disability benefits: Our open letter to the Chancellor | Disability charity Scope UK
Right now, the government is considering changes to disability benefits. But for millions of disabled people, these benefits are a lifeline. They are the difference between surviving and being pushed ...
rnib.in
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We're a signatory to a letter to the Chancellor published today which urges her to think again about cuts to disability benefits.
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
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If you're new to the Hub, then you can find out more about us and sign up to our mailing lists on our website: #DisHist
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub on Strikingly
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February 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you're new to the Hub, then you can find out more about us and sign up to our mailing lists on our website: #DisHist
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This Tuesday! I will be chatting to the one and only Dave Williams about tactile literacy over at the Braillists Foundation. Sounds like your perfect Tuesday evening? Me too. #Braille200
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History of Tactile Literacy: in conversation with Tilly Guthrie, Tuesday 18 February at 7:30 PM – The Braillists Foundation
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February 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Tuesday! I will be chatting to the one and only Dave Williams about tactile literacy over at the Braillists Foundation. Sounds like your perfect Tuesday evening? Me too. #Braille200
www.braillists.org/uncategorise...
www.braillists.org/uncategorise...
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We had a lovely visit to the Mitchell Library today, as part of our Braille and Beyond tour to celebrate #Braille200!
We'd love to thank Glasgow Libraries for their support in organising the event!
For more information about the Braille and Beyond Tour, visit our website: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
We'd love to thank Glasgow Libraries for their support in organising the event!
For more information about the Braille and Beyond Tour, visit our website: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
January 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We had a lovely visit to the Mitchell Library today, as part of our Braille and Beyond tour to celebrate #Braille200!
We'd love to thank Glasgow Libraries for their support in organising the event!
For more information about the Braille and Beyond Tour, visit our website: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
We'd love to thank Glasgow Libraries for their support in organising the event!
For more information about the Braille and Beyond Tour, visit our website: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
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Mitchell Library in Glasgow will host a special event next week celebrating the importance of braille and tactile literacy.
@rnib.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social
#sightloss #glasgow #networking
👉 bit.ly/3CcGahl
@rnib.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social
#sightloss #glasgow #networking
👉 bit.ly/3CcGahl
January 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Mitchell Library in Glasgow will host a special event next week celebrating the importance of braille and tactile literacy.
@rnib.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social
#sightloss #glasgow #networking
👉 bit.ly/3CcGahl
@rnib.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social
#sightloss #glasgow #networking
👉 bit.ly/3CcGahl
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We're at the Mitchell Library on Tuesday to celebrate 200 years of braille!
The event has been organised in partnership with Glasgow Libraries and is open to all, and promises a day of engaging activities and informative talks!
More info can be found here: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
The event has been organised in partnership with Glasgow Libraries and is open to all, and promises a day of engaging activities and informative talks!
More info can be found here: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
January 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We're at the Mitchell Library on Tuesday to celebrate 200 years of braille!
The event has been organised in partnership with Glasgow Libraries and is open to all, and promises a day of engaging activities and informative talks!
More info can be found here: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
The event has been organised in partnership with Glasgow Libraries and is open to all, and promises a day of engaging activities and informative talks!
More info can be found here: bit.ly/3E7Ro7c
Next stop on the #Braille200 tour: the Mitchell Library. Glasgow pals, come and get your Braille fix with me on Tuesday next week! @rnib.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/brai...
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/brai...
Braille 200: Braille and Beyond — Glasgow Life
Find out how braille has evolved.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
January 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Next stop on the #Braille200 tour: the Mitchell Library. Glasgow pals, come and get your Braille fix with me on Tuesday next week! @rnib.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/brai...
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/brai...
That moment when you find exactly what you were hoping for in the archive...
Here's a blog post I wrote on The Most Exciting letter in Liverpool Record Office (I'm not at all biased). Thanks to Cultures of Disability for hosting this. culturesofdisability.mmu.ac.uk/blind-writin... #DisabilityHistory
Here's a blog post I wrote on The Most Exciting letter in Liverpool Record Office (I'm not at all biased). Thanks to Cultures of Disability for hosting this. culturesofdisability.mmu.ac.uk/blind-writin... #DisabilityHistory
Blind Writing Before Braille - Cultures of Disability
Through the letters of Charles Cook, Tilly Guthrie explores what early forms of braille can tell us about the experience of blindness in the Victorian era.
culturesofdisability.mmu.ac.uk
January 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
That moment when you find exactly what you were hoping for in the archive...
Here's a blog post I wrote on The Most Exciting letter in Liverpool Record Office (I'm not at all biased). Thanks to Cultures of Disability for hosting this. culturesofdisability.mmu.ac.uk/blind-writin... #DisabilityHistory
Here's a blog post I wrote on The Most Exciting letter in Liverpool Record Office (I'm not at all biased). Thanks to Cultures of Disability for hosting this. culturesofdisability.mmu.ac.uk/blind-writin... #DisabilityHistory