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Dr Daniel P Jones
@danielpjones.bsky.social
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Crip-queer disability scholar + creative practitioner | Tourette Syndrome, Creative Research Methods, Public Space (+ more) | Bridging Fellow in Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social | Co-Lead @ndhumanities.bsky.social |

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 27d
This is awesome news! Congrats! 🙌

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 28d
Monday mornings look like:

‐ The same job rejection being sent to me for the fourth time, just in case I'd forgotten
- My local café running out of ALL dairy-free milk
- A bird deciding to poop on not one, but both of my shoulders

Big sighs all around! 🫠

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Dec 12
On Monday 24 November, the Moving Bodies Lab Bridging Fellow @danielpjones.bsky.social facilitated an international roundtable titled ‘Towards Tourettic Studies: The Future of Tourette Syndrome Research’.

Read Daniel's recap of the event here: medhumsplatform.org/towards-tour...
Towards Tourettic Studies: The Future of Tourette Syndrome Research
Bridging Fellow Dr. Daniel P. Jones recaps the international roundtable event titled ‘Towards Tourettic Studies: The Future of Tourette Syndrome Research’.
medhumsplatform.org

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Dec 10
Had the privilege of digitally hosting some debates about the future of Tourette Syndrome research a few weeks back. For those who might be interested in a short summary, check the link below! 🌟

medhumsplatform.org/towards-tour...
medhumsplatform.org

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Andrew Gurza @andrewgurza.bsky.social · Dec 7
Looking for SWers to have on my podcast Disability After Dark to talk sw and disability. If you are interested, shoot me an e-mail [email protected]. Thanks.

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Dec 6
Also I'm telling myself that refusing to correct typos that happen when I tic should be considered tourettic praxis ha!

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Dec 6
My shadow for the weekend...
(I think this mighy be Daisy's BlueSky debut?)
A white and brown jack russel sits om a sofa, facing the camera. In the background is a Christmas tree.

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Neurodivergent Humanities Network @ndhumanities.bsky.social · Dec 3
🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
Neurodiversity is More Than...
A symposium organised by Abs S. Ashley and Ombre Tarragnat
www.eventbrite.co.uk

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · Nov 27
Every budget from the past two decades has followed the same formula: more money for weapons, more tax cuts for corporations and yet ordinary people are told we have to tighten our belts and face cuts in our community.

DR UK for @opendemocracy.net 👇
www.opendemocracy.net/en/rachel-re...
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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 25
This is too real 🤣

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 25
This happens to me on an S25 as well 😢

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 24
This week has been wild, and it's only Monday. Tiger is demonstrating how your emails will find me for the rest of the week. 😴
A sleepy orange and brown cat, curled up in a ball with one eye open looking at thr camera.

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 21
Why not start next week off with a discussion about the future critically engaged directions for #TouretteSyndrome #research? The event features the wonderful Rena Zito, Danni Phoenix-Kane, Dan Whittaker and Diana Beljaars (and your's truly!)

@durhamimh.bsky.social

www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins...
Towards Tourettic Studies: The Future of Tourette Syndrome Research - Durham University
www.dur.ac.uk

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 18
Solidarity to my friends and colleagues at TUOS! Keep fighting the good fight ✊️

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · Nov 18
"Staff at University of Sheffield begin strike action"
Staff at University of Sheffield begin strike action
Staff at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University are taking part in strikes.
bbc.in

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 17
One week to go! 🎉

24 Nov, 3–5pm GMT

'Towards Tourettic Studies: The Future of #TouretteSyndrome Research' features a Tourettic-majority panel sharing bold provocations on #TS, ownership of diagnosis, art-science collaboration, and more!

Free registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/towards-to...
Towards Tourettic Studies: The Future of Tourette Syndrome Research
An interdisciplinary symposium on Tourette Syndrome, imagining a future of Tourettic Studies that is looking beyond the syndrome.
www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 15
Our hearts are heavy today. Rest in peace, Alice Wong.
thrasherxy.bsky.social Dr. Thrasher's The Overseer Class is now available for pre-order @thrasherxy.bsky.social · Nov 15
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 15
Shoutout to my PIP renewal assessor who literally wrote "you have a bank account which indicates you have no concerns relating to Tourette Syndrome". Yes, really.

I hate it here 🫠

Reposted by John McLaren, B. R. Mitchell, Lindsay M. Tedds , and 6 more

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Dr. Thrasher's The Overseer Class is now available for pre-order @thrasherxy.bsky.social · Nov 15
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 13
Great to see Élaina's expertise along with our @the-polyphony.bsky.social piece 'Being a masking crip killjoy' making an appearance here! 🤩

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Dr Élaina is cripping out @elainagmamaril.bsky.social · Nov 13
What's this? I got cited in @theskinnymag.bsky.social? @danielpjones.bsky.social People of the media, hmu for my masking and cross-movement solidarity tips. 😎 www.theskinny.co.uk/intersection...
Mask Up: Community care and wearing masks in 2025 – The Skinny
Masks aren’t just for lockdowns. One writer explores how mask wearing – and other measures to reduce COVID transmissions – can help us look after one another.
www.theskinny.co.uk

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Nov 13
The Bristol Short Story Prize will officially re-open next week!

Writers, get ready - you can submit your short stories from the 19th November. All info on our website (link in bio).

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 12
The photos in this post are by Alyona Metela! 🌟

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 12
I'll be giving a public performance lecture at Dance City in Newcastle on Thu 27th November as a follow up to my Artist Residency. Sign up (for free!) for all things #TouretteSyndrome, affect, and pom pom-related!

www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/...

#PerformanceArt #Dance #AcademicSky
Daniel leans forwards, arms to his side, and extends his right leg backwards. He is on a black stage. Daniel looks directly up towards theatre lights, his arms down at his side Daniel kneels, tangled in yarn whilst he makes a pom pom

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Nov 8
Over the last few months I've been developing some performance work through an Artist Residency at Dance City. It's been a really powerful and valuable period of reflection for me on Tourette Syndrome, rhythm, and disability aesthetics, and I'm looking forward to sharing more soon!

📸 Rhiannon Banks
Daniel lies on the floor, with pom poms laying around him. He holds a cluster of them in one hand, and had another cluster attached to his shoulder. He also holds up one very large pom pom towards the ceiling. Daniel runs across a stage, with pom poms attached to his body. A ball of yarn is being pulled along behind him as he runs. Daniel sits on the floor cross-legged, with pom poms attached to his shoulder. As he sits, he is making pom poms.

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Neurodivergent Humanities Network @ndhumanities.bsky.social · Nov 5
We're excited and proud to share that network member Rhiannon Hawkins has produced the world's first Mental Health Vulnerability Index RE climate change, which is so important in the context of the climate crisis! Read her work here:

www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

#ClimateChange #MentalHealth
www.ucl.ac.uk

Reposted by Daniel E. Jones

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · Oct 31
DWP wanted to give fraud officers the power to use physical force on benefits claimants

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
DWP wanted to give fraud officers the power to use physical force on benefits claimants
DWP plans to allow their officers to forcibly enter the houses of claimants - and use physical force on them - finally scrapped
www.thecanary.co

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Oct 29
Throughout October and November @danielpjones.bsky.social, artist and researcher in the Moving Bodies Lab, is undertaking a dance-based artist residency at Dance City Newcastle 🩰

Read about it in our blog post 👇

medhumsplatform.org/exploring-mo...
Dancer in a dance studio, folded forwards over some ballet barres

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · Oct 28
My supervisor is appalled that you're thinking of working instead of giving scritches
A brown, orange and white cat lying in a sunny spot in the window and meowing at the camera.

Reposted by Brett Smith, Daniel E. Jones

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Oct 28
📅 Join us on Monday 24 November for an online interdisciplinary symposium on Tourette Syndrome, imagining a future of Tourettic Studies that is looking beyond the syndrome, featuring Bridging Fellow @danielpjones.bsky.social.

Find out more & register here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/event/toward...
Presentation slide featuring photographs of 5 speakers for the event