Having been told often enough not to say "wheelchair bound" I generally don't

[conuly]

But is this a "don't say it" sort of thing or a "don't say it, and politely ask others not to either" sort of thing?

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Comments

Re: Wheelchair Bound

[lilysea]

As someone who has been using a wheelchair for 8 years now, and who also has many wheelchair using friends:

please, please stop using the phrase "wheelchair bound", and please correct anyone else you hear using the phrase.

Wheelchairs mean freedom. Without them, we'd be stuck in bed/at home.

Re: Wheelchair Bound

[cactuswatcher]

I've known my friend for 40 years, and what you say about freedom is certainly correct. But I don't think what you are saying is actually the way people are misusing the term. They aren't saying you can't get around. Thinking that absolutely no one who uses a chair is able rise up and walk even a few steps is the bigger mistake, and I think that is the way most people misuse the term. The chair doesn't keep you from moving and some folks who use them (perhaps including you) are in no way trapped in the chair once they are in them. I wish I could say the same for my friend.