It can be unclear how to address and interact with a person in a wheel chair to a person that has never had extended exposure to a disabled person. It may be uncomfortable for both. Having never been exposed to a disabled person one may feel like you dont know where to look, dont know if it is ok to talk about certain subjects like the wheel chair or the disability. Not sure what can or can not be talked about or suggested. These are just a few of the things that are unknown to the person that is learning about how to interact with a disabled person in a wheelchair.
For this reason I felt it would be helpful to dispel some of the myths about the subject and ease some of the anxiety about the topic. On the other hand after one uses these suggestions and a lot of common sense the only other way to learn is to jump in and try and also to ask. In many cases the person in the wheelchair will be willing and able to talk about the disability and will express their preferences if someone were to ask their opinion.
That said, […]

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