Spurred on by the discovery of Google’s ngram utility whilst reading this post by Doc Searls, I tried a query using the words disabled and handicapped.
I am struck by a couple questions”
1/ What happened around 1920 when disability became overtaken by handicapped. Especially since handicapped was only starting to appear in 1880s, prior to which disability was prevalent.
2/ Was it the passing of the ADA in 1980 and the International Year of Disabled Persons in 1981 that sharply reversed the use of “handicapped”?
An observation. Handicapped, the adjective, seemed to have kept increasing while the noun handicap drops away.
First go using GPS Tracker iPhone app and Instamapper.com.
It’s obvious where there was little signal and therefore no data points
uploaded.
1981
Today marks the anniversary of my accident.
30 years ago my life changed.
I mark the anniversary of it because I’m thankful. Thankful for every day I get, every day I wake up.
It’s life people and it’s precious. Whatever form it comes to you.
Celebrate!
That’s one big stack of tiles!
Well, after 12 months of being horizontal, including the last 10weeks of surgery and rehab I’m finally vertical again and home.
While in rehab at the Spinal Unit I got to hang out with some fellow inmates (as I lovingly referred to ourselves) from all different backgrounds and so here they are:
1. Jim, 2. Anita, 3. Des, 4. Marilyn
Dave
“… it’s in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.”
http://twitter.com/#!/fang/status/4126554862911488
Had a bit of fun and a play with Photo Booth while my boy was over, then created this slideshow with a couple more clicks.
The Mac just makes it too easy.
Then again, memories shouldn’t be hard.
Dave
sam lessin via www.buzzmachine.com/2010/08/05/the-price-of-privacy/my
Interesting to compare Linda Stone’s 20yr cycle date of 2005.
