Blog - Inclusive Arts
A Complaint
November 23, 2020 - by Richard DownesA Complaint.A few weeks ago DAO's job pages had very few jobs in them.Two weeks ago you had three pagesLast week four pagesThis week fiveSix next week?What are you doing?Is DAO colluding in economic recovery?What we need is social collapseThings will never change as long as...Organisations like DAO keep promotingJobs ...
Crippen pays tribute to the irreplaceable Sian Vasey
October 18, 2020 - by CrippenDisabled activists have paid tribute this week to Sian Vasey – a much-loved, “multi-layered activist” who played a “pivotal role” in the disabled people’s movement for more than 40 years – who died last week.
What used to meet my access need is now my ultimate barrier
I am the founder of Magical Women and I am crumbling. I used to be great at E-mails. That is, until people I worked with, would read my e-mails, and ask to see me in my office. They’d want
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The Damage of Repeating our Access Needs
October 4, 2020 - by Magical Women
Crippen and the government’s continuing contempt for disabled people
September 16, 2020 - by CrippenThe new government white paper on the future of the planning system completely ignores the needs of disabled people and the current accessible housing crisis.
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Neurodivergent and Magical Women artist, Gemma Abbott calls for an end to ableism towards Neurodivergent artists.
The Effect of Lockdown on Worldwide Communities
2020 has been an interesting year so far. And watching from a distance, from within the walls of our houses, has helped to clarify some things. It has
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I Cannot Stand By and Watch this Happen Any More. How Can I Make Them See?
September 15, 2020 - by Magical Women
Crippen and the call for grassroots activism
July 12, 2020 - by CrippenSpeaking at the online launch of a new book by a disabled activist, Ellen Clifford, Professor Colin Barnes, one of the most significant figures in the development of the social model of disability, said that disabled people had faced a decade of oppression and that we will only ...
Crippen discovers that a Covid 19 report on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people has gone missing!
June 18, 2020 - by CrippenThe British Medical Association (BMA) has demanded an explanation from the government following reports that pages containing recommendations to protect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, including disabled people, were removed from last week’s Covid-19 disparity report. In a letter sent to health secretary Matt Hancock, shared exclusively with ...
Crippen supports the UK Disability Arts Alliance ‘We Shall Not Be Removed’ who are responding to the current crisis
June 16, 2020 - by CrippenAn alliance of disabled people working across the UK creative industries have come together to campaign for an inclusive cultural recovery following the Covid 19 pandemic. Called ‘We shall not be removed’, this is an emergency response led by disabled people for disabled ...
Crippen asks Keir Starmer to stand up and be counted
June 10, 2020 - by CrippenKeir Starmer will need to address a series of pledges that he made to disabled people during his successful campaign to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. During his leadership campaign Keir Starmer called for “radical action” on social care with the introduction of free social care and a legal ...
Crippen offers a tribute to Disabled activist Manjeet Kaur
June 9, 2020 - by CrippenDisabled activist and advocate for disabled asylum seekers, Manjeet Kaur has died at her home in Manchester. Manjeet was involved in many campaigns around the country. Ellen Clifford from DPAC recalls “the first time I met Manjeet was at a national anti-bedroom tax ...