Crippen's Blog
Step into the irreverent world of disabled cartoonist Crippen aka Dave Lupton, who has been in the vanguard of disability arts movement for more years than he cares to mention. His work has appeared in mainstream press, on TV and film and with whoever is foolish enough to publish it.
Crippen looks at history in respect of the Assisted Suicide debate
Unsurprisingly Assisted Suicide is still in the news with another ruling that let a mother who aided her daughter to end her life, walk away from a murder charge. Why the daughter who had ME was 'bed...Comments: 9
Crippen looks at the reality of life in a residential home
Disabled activists, who campaign to raise awareness of those disabled people who are currently incarcerated in one of the many homes run and controlled by the big disability charities, are often...Comments: 8
Crippen looks at poverty amongst disabled people with the assistance of Dan Pitt's blog
The following is taken from the blog of 17 year old Dan Pitt who has very kindly agreed that I can post it along with my latest cartoon. 'Despite nearly 15 years of new legislation, the results of a...Comments: 5
Crippen looks at patronisation of Disabled people
Hi folks. I'm starting 2010 as I mean to go on; gloves off and more in your face then ever before! And my first question for this decade is: 'How much longer do we have to beat our heads against the...Comments: 7
Crippen is asked to look back over his work during 2009.
Our esteemed Editor Colin has invited the dao bloggers to look back over the past year and highlight some of the events that have crossed our keyboards. Never one to stick to a brief and usually...Comments: 5
Crippen looks at what Cast Offs has done for Disabled people in the UK
Most of you will have either seen it (or heard the audio description) or will have read about it. Either way, you'll have realised just what an impact the new Channel 4 series Cast Offs,...Comments: 8
Crippen posts his favourite christmas card cartoon
This time of year I'm often asked to produce cartoons for christmas cards for the many groups and organisations of Disabled people throughout the UK. This year however, there's been a noticeable...Comments: 5
Trevor Phillips looks to Cast Offs as a possible solution for 'the disabled'
Not having had access to a UK television, I've not been able to see the new crip series Cast Offs on Channel Four. However, I have seen most of the reviews and other material that's been available on...Comments: 4
Crippen looks at the gatekeeping imposed by some disability professionals
Having been in a similiar situation myself, I empathised with an email I received the other day relating a story about a sadistic Occupational Therapist (OT). The bottom line was that the crip in...Comments: 6
Crippen has a few things to say about BBC's Children in Need
Unfortunately, due to problems with t'internet I'm a bit late with this cartoon which was intended to come out during the recent Children in Need event on BBC Radio and TV. Still, better late than...Comments: 3
Crippen adopts Lily Allen's Gay Rights anthem for us Crips
What with our recent rant about Charities and the Lily Allen song that's being adopted by Gay Rights activists in Manchester, I thought we crips should get in on the act ... sorry about the language...Comments: 15
Crippen looks at the proposal to introduce ID cards for disabled people
Identity cards for Disabled people with hidden impairments are being tried out in Nottinghamshire. If successful, the idea is to launch the scheme nationwide. There are some obvious advantages for...Comments: 9
Crippen asks Bob Williams-Findlay to share his experiences with the former Spastics Society
Following on from Bob Williams-Findlay’s comment last week about his experiences with the Spastics Society (now Scope), I invited him to write something for this week’s blog. “It...Comments: 7
Crippen looks at what charities are really doing for us
Contrary to public understanding, we Crips spend more time overcoming the negative effects we get from the various charities that claim to represent us, than we do benefiting from the services that...Comments: 15
Crippen asks ‘what is happening to the Disability Arts Movement?’
Has anyone else noticed that we’re in danger of slipping back to where we all started from?! I’ve always seen the Disability Arts Movement as being in the vanguard of the Disabled...Comments: 4
Crippen looks at the 'cash for drugs' treatment plan
A team of doctors at Queen Mary, University of London, hopes to encourage "difficult" patients to comply with treatment by paying them for every jab of anti-psychotic drugs that they...Comments: 4
Crippen looks at a new line in snacks for Disabled people
Ha ha ... we've even got our own line in snack foods now! The last time I was in the DAO office, Jon Pratty, our Manager, asked me if I'd seen the latest in snack foods for Disabled people? As he...Comments: 9
Crippen asks ‘where are the young Disabled people?’
Being of the generation that can say ‘I saw Hendrix play at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival’ (what do you mean, who?!) means that I’ve also seen a lot of water go under the...Comments: 15
Crippen looks at the reality of access in Afghanistan
I recently received a message from Fahim Khairy who writes about the conditions for Disabled people in Afghanistan. “In the third world countries, as example in Afghanistan where I came from,...Comments: 5
Crippen's slant on Disabled Pride
I recently posted this cartoon on Facebook and received emails from all over the world in support of the message that it contained. It’s not a new concept and I’ve lost count of the cartoons...Comments: 1
Crippen reminds you of a DAN action in Birmingham
The Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN) is once again taking action against Birmingham City Council (BCC) tomorrow (Monday 14th September) as partly a reaction to the death of a disabled...Comments: 5
Crippen continues the theme about the current lack of funding …
Ok, I take the point from Richard Downes (last blog comments) that by only blaming the 2012 Olympics for the current lack of funding is being a bit simplistic, but I still hold to the belief that...Comments: 2
Crippen looks at the current disability arts funding crisis (again!)
I’m hearing from groups and organisations of Disabled people who are continuing to have problems with fund raising. Some of this funding relates to events, performances and exhibitions that are...Comments: 10
Crippen looks at the portrayal of Disabled people as being the problem
The following excerpts were taken from an online newsletter, written by Disabled people for Disabled people. If even we can’t get it right, what are the chances of the mainstream press...Comments: 10
Crippen looks at the reality of BNP politics
An article caught my eye earlier today which contained the following quote from Counsellor Pat Richardson, leader of the BNP group on the Essex council. This follows a kidnapping at knife point of a...Comments: 2