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The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities.
Assisted living for wheelchair-bound people is possible if the person is considered active wheelchair-bound. Active wheelchair-bound people can move about their space in their chair by themselves.
A commode wheelchair is a wheelchair made for the bathroom. A commode wheelchair has a hole in the seat so the user does not have to transfer into the toilet. Sometimes the hole can be covered. Sometimes there is a pan attached to the hole, so the user can urinate/defecate without having to wheel over the toilet.
It means they have limited function in at least two limbs. In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has good sitting balance and has good arm function. [3] For the 1984 Summer Paralympics, LAF3 was defined by the Games organizers as, "Wheelchair bound with normal arm function and good sitting balance ...
Author Tara Moss is speaking out about "restrictive and negative" language used to describe wheelchair users. Disability advocate wears 'wheelchair-bound' Halloween costume to call out the ...
Paraplegic and wheelchair-bound after being shot in the back. [229] 1984 Jericho: Teen Titans: DC Comics: Mute and communicates with American Sign Language. [230] 1963 Professor X: X-Men: Marvel Comics: Wheelchair-bound. [221] 1963 Dr Strange: Avengers, Defenders, Illuminati, Infinity Watch, Midnight Sons, New Avengers and The Order: Marvel Comics
Kevin Hart learned the hard way that age isn’t always just a number when he challenged former New England Patriots star Stevan Ridley to a race and ended up wheelchair-bound. The 44-year-old ...
"Retarded" is a medical term, with a different and distinct meaning from "learning disability" or "developmental disability". Dyslexia is a learning disability. Mental retardation is just that, mental retardation. I can't recall ever meeting a wheelchair-bound person who thought the term wheelchair-bound was anything other than accurate.