Blog - LGBTQIA+

Crippen asks – Bias or what?!
February 12, 2021 - by CrippenThe Right-wing influences are at it again with two new appointments to high ranking roles within the broadcasting industry and the launch of a new TV channel that has raised more than a few eyebrows. Disability Arts Online ·

love for all curated by gobscure
February 11, 2021 - by gobscureDear all, We would like to share a token of our love, curated by gobscure, and brought to life by their diverse crew. recipes for love is a collection of artworks, recipes and letters for you, and those you love. Find them online here: https://thenewbridgeproject.com/events/recipes-for-love/ Some of you may ...

Crippen discovers that prejudices and superstition still exists
February 2, 2021 - by CrippenI’m currently in the process of completing a project for DAO called ‘A history of disability - including the involvement of disability arts’. It has involved researching attitudes towards disabled people over the centuries including the many prejudices and superstitions that existed.

Crippen and the National Disability Strategy Survey – Part 2
January 25, 2021 - by CrippenFollowing on from my last Blog about the National Disability Strategy Survey (NDS), several disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have complained directly to Justin Tomlinson, the Minister for Disabled People.
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The launch of The UK Disability Strategy Survey has brought mixed reaction from fellow Crips and our groups and organisations (DPOs).
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Crippen and the National Disability Strategy Survey – Part 1
January 25, 2021 - by Crippen

Crippen discovers that the transport industry has had yet another exemption from access laws!
January 19, 2021 - by CrippenIt’s got to the stage where when this government hacks off yet another piece of disability-related legislation, there’s not even a tokenistic acknowledgement, never mind any form of protest from opposition parties and those groups and organisations that claim to represent us.

Moving forwards with Different Stories
December 12, 2020 - by Different StoriesEvery museum’s collection has hidden stories, and Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is no different. Despite the fact that our collection is from the recent past, we know that there are hundreds of untold tales hidden in the objects and ephemera we care for. It has long been a ...

Crippen – DWP again refuses to publish information from secret reviews into benefit-related deaths
December 8, 2020 - by CrippenBack in October 2014 The Disability News Service (DNS) revealed the existence of secret Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) reviews into suicides and other deaths and serious incidents.
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DAO's Digital Influencer Deen Hallissey finds a 'soulmate' in musician and activist Dennis Queen as they talk about activism, dressing up, hairstyles and shared musical interests.
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Deen Hallissey interviews activist Dennis Queen
December 4, 2020 - by Deen Hallissey

hyena in petticoats
November 16, 2020 - by gobscureonline exhibition / screening / album - from 19 nov, 7pm commissioned by together 2020 disability history month festival - film, online exhibition, e-zine of art / writing / activities because mary wollstonecraft wz bad, rad, bi, mutha, internationalist, feminist before the word, a writer & mad - she, disabilities included ...