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's cartoon based on a poem on mental health by Infannity
26 August 2010

Crippen presents a poem by Infannity entitled Bin

I'm often asked to produce some artwork or a cartoon for a piece of poetry or prose that has been created by a fellow artist. This one in particular fired my imagination and made me want to share it...

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Crippen's cartoon about mental health 'safe and well' checks
9 April 2010

Crippen hears from a mental health system survivor about 'safe and well' checks

It's not unexpected that people who experience severe mental distress generally find night times the worst time to be alone. This is compounded by mental health trusts not being required to have any...

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Crippen's cartoon about cash for drugs in mental health treatment
11 October 2009

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...

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