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 illustration of Jane Campbell's canary comment
25 July 2009

Crippen illustrates Jane Campbell's comment about Disabled people being like canaries

... as Alun Davies, Head of the EHRC Disability Committee resigns along with Commissioner Ben Summerskill of Stonewall (also due to differences with the way in which Trevor Phillips Chairs the...

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Crippen cartoon about Bert Massie & Jane Campbell's  resignations from the EHRC
20 July 2009

Crippen's slant on the recent resignations from the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Sir Bert Massie and Baroness Jane Campbell, leading figures within the United Kingdom's Disabled People's Movement have both resigned from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in protest...

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Highlighting the mental health issues effecting prisoners
17 July 2009

Crippen's cartoon comments on mental health and the prison service

A recent statement from the Home Office says that the Prison Service is now the second largest provider of mental health care provision in the UK (the first being the NHS).

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Jane Campbell and Tom Shakespeare debate assisted suicide
9 July 2009

Crippen's caricatures of Jane Campbell and Tom Shakespeare and the assisted suicide debate.

The current debate about assisted suicide has brought a lot of comment from Disabled people, some in support but most against. The two lead protagonists have emerged as long term disability activist...

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A cartoon based upon  assisted suicide
7 July 2009

Crippen's take on the 'final solution' of assisted suicides

The following letter is currently being circulated in order to bring attention to Lord Falconer's attempts to amend the Coroner's and Justice Bill on 7th July in the House of Lords. This could have a...

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