http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_wheels_in_the_city/archive/2006/07/07/95947.aspxWhen people mean well, but say the wrong thing I once heard a wheelchair-using comedian speak on terminology. He said in the 1940's he was known as “crippled”; in the 1950's he was called “handicapped”; in the 1960's he was considered “confined to a wheelchair”;enCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_wheels_in_the_city/archive/2006/07/07/95947.aspx#96699Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:35:35 GMT1449d2a9-4708-4928-a2bb-aa25fd8853ed:96699BarbI have always found that speaking about my disabilities and what life is like for me in a chair is the most empowering thing. <br> <br>Knowlege is power - it almost never fails - if I talk to people about my expriences I cease to be a &quot;handicapped person&quot; and become just a &quot;person&quot;. <br> <br>Keep on rolling Chantal and telling it like it is! http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_wheels_in_the_city/archive/2006/07/07/95947.aspx#112079Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:43:32 GMT1449d2a9-4708-4928-a2bb-aa25fd8853ed:112079EricIt's good getting this kind of perspective. Even writing this comment, I encounter difficulty describing myself: a person who isn't differently abled? a person without a disability? a person not using a wheelchair? <br> <br>The truth is, while a person's wheelchair and physical abilities/limitations plays a significant role in their lives, in the lives of people who don't regularly encounter people who are &quot;differently abled,&quot; there's no incentive to keep track of the latest, politically correct terminology. Communities from all different walks of life have preferred terminology - which is legitimate - but it would take a very concerted effort for a person who doesn't encounter people from these communities in their daily life to stay on top of the correct ones for all of these groups. People aren't trying to be insulting when they use the &quot;wrong&quot; terminology. In most cases, they either don't know the correct term, or they haven't been told the rationale for why the term they are using is inappropriate. Being offended by this misues of language is futile - just politely tell the offender, in a friendly tone of voice, that you would &quot;really prefer&quot; different terminology to be used, and be open to explaining the reason if they express genuine surprise or bafflement. &nbsp; <br> <br>PS: I still don't know if &quot;disability&quot; is offensive.http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_wheels_in_the_city/archive/2006/07/07/95947.aspx#155759Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:12:54 GMT1449d2a9-4708-4928-a2bb-aa25fd8853ed:155759Viagra.<p>Viagra. Viagra canada. Viagra on line. Generic viagra. Viagra side effects.</p> http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_wheels_in_the_city/archive/2006/07/07/95947.aspx#194911Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:12:25 GMT1449d2a9-4708-4928-a2bb-aa25fd8853ed:194911rimonabantexcellence site title<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.rimonabantexcellence.com/t.php?aHR0cDovL3d3dy50aGV3aGVlbGNoYWlyc2l0ZS5jb20vYmxvZ3Mvd2hlZWxjaGFpcl93aGVlbHNfaW5fdGhlX2NpdHkvYXJjaGl2ZS8yMDA2LzA3LzA3Lzk1OTQ3LmFzcHg=">http://www.rimonabantexcellence.com/t.php?aHR0cDovL3d3dy50aGV3aGVlbGNoYWlyc2l0ZS5jb20vYmxvZ3Mvd2hlZWxjaGFpcl93aGVlbHNfaW5fdGhlX2NpdHkvYXJjaGl2ZS8yMDA2LzA3LzA3Lzk1OTQ3LmFzcHg=</a></p>