handicapped vs invalid

handicapped

adj
  • Having a handicap. 

  • Limited by an impediment of some kind. 

noun
  • A disabled person. 

invalid

adj
  • Suffering from disability or illness. 

  • Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate. 

  • Intended for use by an invalid. 

verb
  • To make invalid or affect with disease. 

  • To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health. 

How often have the words handicapped and invalid occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )