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Crippen wishes you all season’s greetings and a peaceful New Year
December 14, 2020 - by CrippenHaving received new commissions or requests to use existing cartoons from all over the world, I thought it would be a nice gesture to create my Christmas card this year with the greeting printed in some of the different languages.
Crippen researches the Queen’s ‘hidden’ cousins
December 14, 2020 - by CrippenWhilst doing research for a project about the history of disability I came across an interesting fact about the Royal family, in particular about the Queen’s cousins.
Disability Arts Online ·
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.
Disability Arts Online ·
A 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
... As you’ll have seen, there’s been a lot of talk about it being 25 years since the launch of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. I was even persuaded by our over-worked Editor Colin to throw in my own two-penny worth (that’s old money to you youngsters out there!) with an
... This 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).
We Shall Not Be Removed has worked in partnership with Ramps on the Moon, Attitude is Everything, Paraorchestra, and What Next? to create a new guide for the arts and entertainment sectors to support disability inclusion. The Seven Inclusive Principles for Arts & Cultural
... New research will seek crucial evidence of the “serious crisis” facing Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) across England.
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Do you remember two years ago when the government announced that they’d be setting up nine regional networks to “amplify” the voices of disabled people? Well, two years later and five of them haven’t even held a single meeting!
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 – DWP again refuses to publish information from secret reviews into benefit-related deaths
December 8, 2020 - by Crippen
A Complaint
November 23, 2020 - by Richard Downes
Crippen looks back 25 years to his cartoons of that era
November 17, 2020 - by Crippen
Crippen revisits the subject of disability hate crime
November 16, 2020 - by Crippen
Seven Principles for An Inclusive Recovery for the Arts & Creative Sector
November 10, 2020 - by We Shall Not Be Removed
Crippen hears of funding that will be used to build evidence of DPO crisis
October 27, 2020 - by Crippen
Crippen looks for the scheme that was designed to amplify the voices of disabled people
October 22, 2020 - by Crippen
Crippen pays tribute to the irreplaceable Sian Vasey
October 18, 2020 - by Crippen