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 is now probably the best Disabled cartoonist in the world!
Crippen takes a cynical look at the use of bounty hunters to roundup benefit cheats
A recent survey shows that society has completely fallen for the latest piece of CONDEM misinformation that millions of pounds are being claimed fraudulently, especially those...Comments: 5
Crippen muses on the attacks on Disabled people by the CONDEMs
I have been musing on the attacks on Disabled people's day to day lives that this CONDEM coalition have already started making and watching with interest ways in which crips are grouping to try to...Comments: 3
Crippen gives a heads up about the up-coming D.A.N demonstration
On Wednesday the 16th June the Disabled people's Direct Action Network (D.A.N) will take to the streets in solidarity with the National Day of Action against the dismantling of the Welfare...Comments: 2
Crippen looks at the offer for schools to change their status to that of an Academy
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, is writing to all primary and secondary schools in England inviting them to become Academies and therefore independent of local authority control. This could...Comments: 4
Crippen looks at the continued horror of life for disabled people in Afghanistan
My on-line work takes me to areas all around the world where I'm asked to create images of disabled people facing oppression in all of its many forms and manifestations. Most of us in the West may be...Comments: 4
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: 6