Wheelchair Syndrome

pipkin71

Woofles wrote: »

Does anyone else have this, as soon as I get into one to be pushed round the shops, I turn from a placid, laid back kind of person into a raging ogre, I can't believe how I behave yet I still do it.:rotfl:

Can't say I do, tbh, Woofles.

Do you feel it's acceptable to behave like a 'raging ogre'?

Why do you still do it?

Having a disability isn't a license to leave good manners at home, imo.

Indie_Kid

pipkin71 wrote: »

Having a disability isn't a license to leave good manners at home, imo.

I agree. Also, if you don't have good manners, why should I be nice back to you?

pipkin71

littlerat wrote: »

Must be annoying at times!

Dad's on a crutch but uses the trolley in a supermarket, though always has a crutch on top in case he needs it so it's quite obvious, but the amount of people who shove past is amazing - not that it's ok with well people, but for someone who struggles with walking anyway it's unbelievable :mad: And people who don't realise he can't just move out of the way easily.

I had been quite lucky for a lpong time, in that I hadn't experienced any negative behaviour whilst using my chair or crutches, but a few weeks ago, I suffered discrimination in a shop and it was awful

Since then I have also had impatient people who want to do things quicker, but I can't and yes, it is surprising just who is less accepting of someone with a disability

pipkin71

vikki_louise wrote: »

Oh, does anyone have problems with able bodied people using the limited lifts instead of the escalators right next to it? Sometimes in shopping centers the lifts are so slow and you have to wait 5 or 6 lift arrivals to be able to get into one because they are filled with able bodied people. I know some might have an invisable disability but I doubt they all do!

My friend - who is able bodied - has a fear of heights, and so can't use the escalators. Some people don't like escalators, full stop, and although, yes, I can imagine that not everyone has a particular reason for using the lifts, they have just as much right to do so.

I do think tolerance is a two way street, but not everyone - able bodied or not - is always very tolerant.

elisebutt65

pipkin71 wrote: »

My friend - who is able bodied - has a fear of heights, and so can't use the escalators. Some people don't like escalators, full stop, and although, yes, I can imagine that not everyone has a particular reason for using the lifts, they have just as much right to do so.

I do think tolerance is a two way street, but not everyone - able bodied or not - is always very tolerant.

Me too!! I can't go down escaltors as I have this fear of tumbling down them, after doing it once!!!

GlasweJen

I'm terrified of escalators and wont use them at all, I'm just as entitled to use the lifts as anyone who is using a scooter/wheelchair/buggy. I'll usually let a wheelchair user or person with a child in a buggy use the lift in front of me but not people in scooters as there is no way of telling which users are disabled and which users are able-bodied but just lazy.

I work in a supermarket which provides scooters for customers and I've watched people run the length of the (very substantial) car park to get the last scooter and not even been out of puff at the end of it, I couldn't do that so why should I let someone who is potentially more able bodied than me use a lift immediately instead of letting them join a queue?

Indie_Kid

GlasweJen wrote: »

I'm terrified of escalators and wont use them at all, I'm just as entitled to use the lifts as anyone who is using a scooter/wheelchair/buggy.

Exactly. I can use the stairs; but do have the habit of falling up them:o and do have to walk very slowly down them due to depth perception issues. It's much safer to use the lift.

ShockingPink

Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've never encountered anyone rude or obstructive when I'm in my wheelchair. We often go for walks in the Lakes (Miles Without Stiles - highly recommended) and people open gates for us, step aside to let us pass, and actually speak to me as well as DH. I can't remember who it was complaining about parents asking their children to move out of the way (conspicuous parenting, I think it was described as), but would they rather the little dears planted themselves in your way and refused to budge?

nannytone_2

no oscar it isnt necessarily your fault that some 'idiot' walks in front of you.

but i might be that 'idiot!' and you obviously think 'idiot' first then possibly consider that the person might have a valid reason for walking in front of you .


and i still think the larger, faster scooters should be in the road and be obliged to hold insurance.

sorry if that upsets you, but kiddies and other 'walking' disabled people have rights too.

Indie_Kid

Oscar_The_Grouch wrote: »

Yes, but the long white stick or dog in a dayglow coat tends to be a givaway. According to Nannytone, being in a mobility scooter or wheelchair makes you responsible for the universe.

I have neither because I don't need them. However, depending on how tired I am, means I may not see you.