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Step into the irreverent world of disabled cartoonist Crippen aka Dave Lupton, who has been in the vanguard of disability arts movement for more years than he cares to mention. His work has appeared in mainstream press, on TV and film and is now probably the best Disabled cartoonist in the world!

Crippen looks to the arts for a different way to protest
14 December 2010

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Liz Crow's protest on the plynth in Trafalgar Square

A little while ago I did a round robin email to specific folks that I know who are concerned or who are involved in the cuts protests going on around the country. It seemed to me that we needed to think of a way that we can protest without switching people off and being associated with violent confrontation, whilst at the same time getting in people's faces and making an impact. In effect cutting through the stereotypical perception that the general public have of us crips and putting an...

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Crippen looks at providing Disability Equality Training to MPs
8 December 2010

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Crippen's cartoon about MPs needing Disability Equality Training

Do government ministers need disability equality training? "Do government ministers need disability equality training?" That was the question asked by a member of the public at an all party parliamentary group on disability earlier this week. It's surely a sign of how disabled people's trust in the government agenda around this issue has broken down that someone even felt it appropriate to ask this question - even if it was slightly facetious! Lord Freud, minister for state...

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Crippen looks at a letter received from the Minister for Disabled people
6 December 2010

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Crippen's cartoon about the lack of consultation with disabled people

The following letter was received by Caroline Lucas MP (Green Partry - Brighton Pavilion) when she wrote to the Minister of Disabled People on behalf of one of her disabled constituents.   From Maria Miller MP "Thank you for your letter of 19 November to the Secretary of State on behalf of a number of your constituents about the effects of the Comprehensive Spending Review on disabled people. I am replying as the Minister for Disabled People. As you know, the Coalition Government is...

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