Blog - Neurodiversity
algorithms were completely banjaxed and as a consequence of that shelves were empty
April 13, 2021 - by gobscureour first found-poem from year one of the current pandemonium - no edits, just layerings outta sane-world tm we been sheltering from - 4million+ gove-mental letters for april fools thanking us shielders ...
Crippen discovers that children with special educational needs are being failed in Northern Ireland
March 4, 2021 - by CrippenIt seems that the problems with regard to so called special educational needs (SEN) are not just confined to the UK mainland. Our disabled brothers and sisters and their families over in Northern Ireland are getting the short end of the stick too.
https://soundcloud.com/kay-channon/interview-with-kizzy-22112020-dao
Please forgive any changes in audio quality. I cannot afford professional recording equipment or a home studio. Using headphones will improve the clarity of the interview. Kizzy’s poems are provided in text format as they were performed during the interview within this blog, in case you wish to revisit any.
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Kay Channon in Conversation with Kizzy Wade. Activist, Analyst and Artist of Words.
February 23, 2021 - by Kay Channon
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 makes the first CRIP Award for 2021
January 30, 2021 - by CrippenYou will remember that I blogged a few weeks ago about an alternative to the New Year’s honours awards that the establishment hand out at the beginning of every year.
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Following 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).
Disability Arts Online · Disability
... It’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.
I’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
... Back 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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Crippen and the National Disability Strategy Survey – Part 2
January 25, 2021 - by Crippen
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 Crippen
Propulsion for 2021
January 18, 2021 - by Gary Thomas
Crippen – DWP again refuses to publish information from secret reviews into benefit-related deaths
December 8, 2020 - by Crippen