The Accessible Medievalist is Prof. Kisha G. Tracy (Fitchburg S.U.), a scholar and author telling stories about medieval people with disabilities and making the Middle Ages accessible to everyone. In addition to regular podcast episodes, the Accessible Medievalist project will feature publicly accessible resources on the Medieval Heritages of the Marginalized and on Why Study the Middle Ages?, including presentations, radio show episodes, articles, and more.
Medieval Heritages of the Marginalized was given the 2024 Disability History Association Research for Justice and Equity Award. It will host open access, self-paced workshops for those interested in learning more about different subjects. The first one, Disability and Accessibility, is already live. It includes a section on Teaching Medieval Disability with resources and assignment ideas. Two more workshops – on Gender and Sexuality and Diversity and (Dis)Connection – will be debuted in the next few weeks. There will eventually also be resources for K-16 teachers.
Live Podcast Episodes:
Episode 1 - Welcome to the Accessible Medievalist!
Episode 2 - Down Syndrome and Researching Disability
February 13 - Episode 3: MedievalSoMuchMore BINGO
February 20 - Medieval Heritages of the Marginalized: Gender and Sexuality Workshop
Upcoming (something new every Friday):
February 27 - Episode 4: The Man with the Knife-Hand Prosthetic
March 6 - Medieval Heritages of the Marginalized Diversity and (Dis)Connection Workshop