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Everybody has different ideas of what constitutes an insult. The guy who played my love interest in a play last month was paralyzed from the waist down as a child, and everybody referred to him as "Hot Wheels" because he had flames painted on his wheelchair. But I would never dare to even mention somebody else being in a wheelchair unless they did so first, and only if they actually express clearly that they're okay with it.

Use the word "derp" if you want to. I definitely do, but I would stop if somebody asked me to, whether or not they gave a reason.

Have people who use wheelchairs asked you not to talk about them before? Most of the people I know who use wheelchairs, or other mobility aids, love them because they let them move around more easily. I have a friend who has learned to compliment some of the people he works with on their wheelchairs because they like it.

I'm just wondering if you've talked to people who feel differently than the people I know.

Now that I think about it, it's actually tended to be my parents or my friends who told me how to act. A lot of my social interaction is still governed by rules they and my social therapist set for me.

I can appreciate the line is different for most people, but generally stating facts neutrally is okay.

Therefore, it's okay to say a man or woman in a wheelchair is indeed a man or woman in a wheelchair. They know. They are in fact keenly aware of this truth more then you on any given day. The nickname thing can be iffy but you don't have to be afraid to acknowledge those sorts of immediately visible basic realities in my experience.

Though don't just stare like a dope. That will be pretty tired if your old enough to have two digits in your age.

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