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29 Oct 07, 7:12 PM - Cartoonist draws a blank: your help needed
The cartoons of Crippen (aka Dave Lupton) were first brought to my attention - and that of the hardy souls who wade faithfully through my - back in February. Since which time, I seem to have managed to get myself onto Dave's mailing list. Although I can鈥檛 quite remember how. And, let me tell you, Dave's mailing list can be a distinctly perilous place to find oneself...
Ahem. Anyway. Over on what 鈥 rather disappointingly 鈥 颈蝉苍鈥檛 called Crippen.com, Dave is showcasing some he鈥檚 drawn about the plug having been pulled on the dear ol鈥 Disability Rights Commission.
In his latest email, Dave has asked the people on his mailing list
鈥渇or any comments or feedback about this particular issue, also any ideas that you might have regarding the closure and what it means for Disabled people.鈥
And why would you want to go to the bother of articulating your thoughts on this subject in the handy comments facility for this blog entry? Hmm? I鈥檒l tell you why.
If Dave gets sufficient feedback, he鈥檒l set up a specific focus page for this subject on his and that page will then be available as a resource for the people and organisations affected by the closure of the DRC. And that means that he鈥檒l allow the likes of you and me to use his cartoons in any of our own publications free, gratis and for nothing! (As long as we 诲辞苍鈥檛 change anything in them and we do include a link back to the mother ship. Sorry, did I say 鈥渟hip鈥? Site. Dave鈥檚 website. Of course. Glad we鈥檝e got that straightened out.) He鈥檒l even email you a clean copy of your chosen 鈥榯oon, should you need one.
And you can鈥檛 say fairer than that. Particularly given that non-disabled individuals and organisations have to pay a 拢25 license fee for the privilege of using Dave鈥檚 work. Money which, you鈥檒l be pleased 鈥 and possibly just a trifle smug 鈥 to hear, is used by Dave to support the work he does free for thee and me. Good, no?
So, if you have any strongly-held opinions about the impact you think the closure of the DRC is likely to have on disabled people in the UK, put them into the comments section. Dave will be looking out for them. Who knows? He might even reply鈥 If he 诲辞别蝉苍鈥檛, you could always record your displeasure at having been cruelly spurned over at his new .
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At 06:33 PM on 30 Oct 2007, Fred wrote:
He's popping up everywhere these days isn't he. I thought that they'd taken away his pens when they locked him up in the home for the bewildered! Seriously though, nice one Mr Crippen Sir. More power to your eblow I say.
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