Blog - Digital Arts
213 Things About Me and plenty to discuss about autism
July 10, 2020 - by Deen Hallissey213 Things About Me is a podcast series which tells the true story of ‘Rose’, who was diagnosed with autism aged 36 and took her own life six months later. 213 Things About Me is told through a list of Rose’s traits, which she made immediately after being diagnosed with ...
Crippen asks you to remember those disabled people who died before the pandemic
July 3, 2020 - by CrippenJust prior to the virus taking a hold within the UK, John Pring, disabled journalist had written a detailed, yet harrowing account of the disabled people who died during or following a DWP benefits assessment. This article, entitled ‘DWP – the case for the prosecution’ provided detailed information about some ...
on drowning street erasing the d-word (disability) under covid19
June 22, 2020 - by gobscurerecently received a northern broadsides digital squad commission - the 3 mazer films have now gone live alongside interviews. mazer are about multiple things - including how since covid19 drowning street declared eugenics and also disappeared the d-word (disability) so ...
Check out the Gig Buddies campaign
June 17, 2020 - by Deen HallisseyGig Buddies is a programme by national charity, Stay Up Late, that supports people with learning disabilities to see live music through their volunteering befriending service. In response to the coronavirus lockdown, the charity has brought many of its services online including; virtual coffee mornings, art clubs, evening socials and ...
Transformation: changing minds
June 8, 2020 - by Deen HallisseyTransformation is a new creative vlog series from DAO Digital Influencer Deen Hallissey. Deen expresses feelings about lockdown, both positive and negative, from the perspective of an autistic creative person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAnWCuKbV7o Deen also publishes content on his own YouTube Channel as D. H. Tarzan.
more welshpoppies
June 5, 2020 - by gobscurewelshpoppies break all binaries - and will tour alongside banner, soundscapes, pop-up exhibition, film, publication and spokenword performance plus participation - making quick public art giving voice to all - this is waters of life. spent 37 years trying to get this heard - at last getting there. afon wysyg ...
Harry Josephine Giles: trans activism and confidence
May 29, 2020 - by Deen HallisseyDAO's Digital Influencer, Deen Hallissey talks about why transgender artists are so important to him as an autistic person https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzsCA_keK8 Nyla Rose is first publicly transgender woman professional wrestler in the United States Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nylarosebeast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NylaRoseBeast Chelsey Manning: former soldier, proud whistleblower, activist. Twitter: https://twitter.com/xychelsea Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xychelsea87/ Munroe Bergdorf: advocate for intersectional, black, ...
As the government gamble with our lives Crippen looks at the question of trust
May 11, 2020 - by CrippenPeople call me an old cynic when it comes to having any trust in this government to do what’s best for disabled people. In the past when we were locked away in residential homes and the only way that the general public knew of our existence was when a ‘special’ ...
Declaration 14 – Insane Asylums for the Politically Mad
April 9, 2020 - by Richard DownesArticle 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads; (1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. (2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles ...
Odyssey: A dream-like journey where nothing might have happened, except it did.
February 20, 2020 - by Deborah CaulfieldIn November 2018 I answered an open call to disabled artists by ArtShape for artwork on the theme of Odyssey, for their Art Bridge Evolve Project. I submitted a 3 minute video entitled Passing Through. Imagine my joy when I opened the email from the organisers saying my ...