The charity Cerebra asked for a way of explaining what you might get by claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for parents and carers of children (under 16) with disabilities. This is what I produced for them:
The charity Cerebra asked for a way of explaining what you might get by claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for parents and carers of children (under 16) with disabilities. This is what I produced for them:
One of the impressions I get about the United States as an outside observer is that there’s an awful lot of cultural appropriation going on. People seem to like to be from somewhere else, originally, and to be very proud of that heritage. Not being American, or ever having visited America, I can’t lay any claim to the truth of that. But this data visualisation of self-described origin in the USA is absolutely fascinating.
Soda bread vs. pizza?
For example, one of the most overwhelming impressions I get, albeit almost entirely from films and television and mostly gangster movies at that, is that Irish and Italian heritage are particularly common in the USA. Am I right? No. But see for yourself:
Irish and Italian origin in the USA — from bloomberg.com
Does this visualisation bear out any of your preconceptions about American heritage?
This site has definitely expanded and moved away from what I originally set out to do, especially in the last year or so. I’d like to find out what you guys want to see! What do you think about:
More on plain language?I’d love to know what you like best about this blog, and what you’d change.