Down and out in paradise
Being the IT guy, at work I’m usually kept in the back corner office beavering away keeping the electrons zooming for the rest of the plebs sitting at the ends of the 10Base100.
Meanwhile I know we have many any varied public come off the streets and into our building to use our free public access computers.
Today the two worlds collided when I was asked to help when a user couldn’t get to a geocities site. I quickly resolved the issue as something to do with cache refreshing, but not before listening briefly to what this quiet spoken, well mannered, clean yet somewhat shabbily dressed person was using the geocities site and our public access computers for.
He’s quietly waging a war on social inclusion. Putting the plight of the homeless and disenfranchised of Adelaide out there for public attention. Even told me there’s a homeless person who checks out the free food places and reports what they are like to him for putting up on the site - almost like a homeless restaurant review - though that’s doing these guys a disservice in merely terming it that.
So, if you want an insight into the life of the backlife in Adelaide, and a taste of the kind of wonderful people who make up life in the city, as they embody the spirit of self-empowerment - check out the Social Inclusion War site.
Just sayin.
Dave
Well done DNW.. looks like you have driven so much traffic to the Social Inclusion War site they cant keep up!
Oh.. the limitations of free web space. I suggest http://www.bur.st (or did you suggest it to me?) as an ozzie alternative but I cant get onto the site to do so.
Comment by wolis — September 26, 2006 @ 7:53 pm
Dear David,
Sorry to drop this into your blog comments but it seemed the best way to contact you. We were wondering if you could help us. We, the Disability Travel Project team at Griffith University, are currently developing a travel information website designed to cater to the needs of the disabled. With a focus on those with mobility, vision and hearing difficulties, the site will contain up-to-date information about travel options across Australia.
This project has a keen emphasis on including stories, comments, pictures and general information from disabled travellers. We would like to invite you to contribute to the project.
Please follow the link below to a very brief form that will ask for your opinion on, and input into the project. Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone you think may be interested.
http://www.hermes-it.org/index.php?option=com_facileforms&Itemid=33
Please reply to this email if you have any queries or require further information.
Many thanks,
Liz Adams
Eva Parker
Nic Rone
GU Disability Travel Project
Comment by liz Adams — September 27, 2006 @ 7:51 am
Oops…well, more power to em!
Comment by Dave the Lifekludger — September 29, 2006 @ 7:11 am
Liz, I’ll check it out.
Comment by Dave the Lifekludger — September 29, 2006 @ 5:45 pm