Helpful Ways of Being Wheelchair-Friendly
We don't like being called what our actual disability is. We want people to refer to us with using our actual names.
Don't get nervous or tongue-tied. If you have never had a conversation with more than a greeting with a person in a wheelchair, just act natural. Talk to us as if we had no disability.
Don't use baby talk. Baby cooing and that other stuff gets old real fast. Talk to us as you would any other adult.
Many of us can understand words such as "prestidigitation" (magic), and "adhere."
Use eye contact. When there is no eye contact, there is no real point in holding a conversation.
If we need help, we will ask for it.
We like the same things non-disabled people enjoy.
We are loving but we also hope to be loved unconditionally. So what if we have a disability? If a disability is going to be an excuse for not getting close, then there are other fish in the sea. We could use the excuse that you are not in a wheelchair so it's time to hit the road!!! Haha
We don't know every person in town who uses a wheelchair.
