Blog - Neurodiversity
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.
Propulsion for 2021
January 18, 2021 - by Gary ThomasI’m looking forward to introducing my new project – Propulsion, Learning and Sharing. Funded by Arts Council, I’ll be looking at my own disabilities and working out what my access needs are moving forward, along with interviewing other disabled artists about how they manage their own access needs. I’ve seen some ...
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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Is it time the art sector started to assimilate to disabled artists rather than harassing us to assimilate to their world?
Attending zoom meetings and talks during the pandemic highlighted this lack of presence of people with protected characteristics or, in some cases the same few people (with protected
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DNR_RND: Risk Harassment
November 24, 2020 - by Ashokkumar Mistry
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 ...
Crippen revisits the subject of disability hate crime
November 16, 2020 - by CrippenThis is the second year running that the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) has refused to provide any explanation for why police forces are passing significantly fewer cases of disability hate crime to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
The Landscapes of my Brain at neXus Exhibition 2020
November 1, 2020 - by Yvonne J FosterFurther adventures into the landscape of my brain... When the clutter in my head becomes so noisy that I can’t function, I reach for a black pen and I draw. Afterwards my brain begins to calm, leaving me able to think a little clearer. Rather than a single line, I use ...
Crippen hears about people with Autism experiencing undignified and inhuman care
October 30, 2020 - by CrippenOnce again, it has fallen to the Disability News Service (DNS) to expose how disabled people are still being treated throughout mental health units in England.
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New research will seek crucial evidence of the “serious crisis” facing Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) across England.
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Disabled 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.
Crippen hears of funding that will be used to build evidence of DPO crisis
October 27, 2020 - by Crippen
Crippen pays tribute to the irreplaceable Sian Vasey
October 18, 2020 - by Crippen